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Why is Andy Burnham asking Sue Gray for advice?

As Andy Burnham, who is still mayor of Greater Manchester in his spare time, campaigns to win the Makerfield by-election in fewer than four weeks, he...

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The Spectator

Eliot Wilson

Supermarket price caps? Rachel Reeves is truly panicking

Supermarket price caps? Rachel Reeves is truly panicking

Monday 25 May 2026 5:20 am  |   Updated:  Friday 22 May 2026 4:34 pm Supermarket price caps? Rachel Reeves is truly...

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City A.M.

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The Ministry of Defence is failing to prepare Britain for war

In the last 20 or 25 years, there has been a much greater understanding that a country’s ‘national security’ encompasses much more than the...

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On This Day: Happy birthday Andrew Neil

On This Day: Happy birthday Andrew Neil

Thursday 21 May 2026 5:47 am  |   Updated:  Wednesday 20 May 2026 5:06 pm On This Day: Happy birthday Andrew Neil ...

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Trump’s NATO troop reduction isn’t Europe’s biggest problem

Trump’s NATO troop reduction isn’t Europe’s biggest problem

Before Donald Trump returned to the White House last year, there were many commentators who sought to sanitise the President. Take him seriously but...

21.05.2026 9

The Spectator

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Trump’s Nato troop reduction isn’t Europe’s biggest problem

Trump’s Nato troop reduction isn’t Europe’s biggest problem

Before Donald Trump returned to the White House last year, there were many commentators who sought to sanitise the President. Take him seriously but...

20.05.2026 10

The Spectator

Eliot Wilson

Why Trump is threatening the Falklands

There are still those who argue that President Trump’s aggressive, impulsive and inconsistent foreign policy is radical and disruptive, and because...

25.04.2026 20

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Why Trump is threatening the Falklands

There are still those who argue that President Trump’s aggressive, impulsive and inconsistent foreign policy is radical and disruptive, and because...

24.04.2026 10

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Eliot Wilson

War bonds won’t fix chronic underinvestment in defence

The relentless drumbeat of events can distort our perspective of the passage of time. The Ministry of Defence is reported to be considering proposals...

21.04.2026 20

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Treasury squabbles are harming Britain’s national security

The symphony of criticism aimed at the government for failing to live up to its promises of boosting Britain’s defences came to its crescendo this...

16.04.2026 20

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Starmer is being ‘corrosively complacent’ about defence

The old joke runs that you can tell when a politician is lying because his lips are moving. It is unfair – our elected leaders rarely indulge in...

14.04.2026 10

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The defence industry can’t wait for the government to find its courage

Monday 13 April 2026 12:01 pm  |   Updated:  Monday 13 April 2026 12:03 pm The defence industry can’t wait for the...

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Can the Royal Navy really deter Vladimir Putin?

The Royal Navy has not had a good few weeks in reputational terms. It was nothing short of humiliating that it took three weeks to get the destroyer...

10.04.2026 20

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Putin has called Starmer’s shadow fleet bluff

Theodore Roosevelt, the blur of energy who occupied the White House for the first years of the 20th century, famously advised statesmen: ‘Speak...

09.04.2026 10

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The Iran deal has shown Britain’s irrelevance

With Donald Trump’s threat that ‘a whole civilization will die… never to be brought back again’ looming on Tuesday night, a temporary two-week...

08.04.2026 10

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On This Day in 1980: America severs diplomatic relations with Iran

Tuesday 07 April 2026 5:55 am  |   Updated:  Monday 06 April 2026 11:10 am On This Day in 1980: America severs...

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Keir Starmer believes undoing Brexit will solve Britain’s problems – he’s wrong

Monday 06 April 2026 5:54 am  |   Updated:  Friday 03 April 2026 10:14 am Keir Starmer believes undoing Brexit will...

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The fate of this US pilot could determine the Iran war

Around dawn on Friday, a McDonnell Douglas F-15E Strike Eagle from the US Air Force’s 494th Fighter Squadron was shot down over south-western Iran....

04.04.2026 20

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The one hurdle to Trump taking America out of Nato

Donald Trump has never liked the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (Nato). Disagreements have been managed before and problems deferred, but his...

02.04.2026 20

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Civilian ships can’t do the Navy’s job in the Strait of Hormuz

There are those who will claim that Sir Keir Starmer has handled the UK’s response to America’s war with Iran skilfully and diplomatically. That...

25.03.2026 20

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Could Britain help unblock the Strait of Hormuz?

It has not required advanced training in detecting nuance or reading between the lines in recent days to understand that Donald Trump is annoyed. A...

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The Spectator

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Britain’s problem isn’t too few ministers, it’s too much government

Tuesday 17 March 2026 4:40 pm  |   Updated:  Tuesday 17 March 2026 4:42 pm Britain’s problem isn’t too few...

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Should NATO help America defend the Strait of Hormuz?

As soon as Operation Epic Fury, America’s latest campaign against the Islamic Republic of Iran, got underway on the last day of February, political,...

17.03.2026 20

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Should Nato help America defend the Strait of Hormuz?

As soon as Operation Epic Fury, America’s latest campaign against the Islamic Republic of Iran, got underway on the last day of February, political,...

16.03.2026 10

The Spectator

Eliot Wilson

The glaring problem with the RAF's new helicopters

It was good news, albeit good news of the your-house-hasn’t-burned-down variety. Last week, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) announced that Leonardo UK...

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Whether Trump is right or wrong, peace with Iran was never on the table

Monday 09 March 2026 11:10 am Whether Trump is right or wrong, peace with Iran was never on the table ...

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On This Day: Adam Smith publishes The Wealth of Nations

Monday 09 March 2026 5:11 am  |   Updated:  Thursday 05 March 2026 2:32 pm On This Day: Adam Smith publishes The...

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Does Trump really have ‘whatever it takes’ to win in Iran?

With Operation Epic Fury in its sixth day, it is hard to tell how long the current United States military campaign against Iran will last. It may not...

06.03.2026 20

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Eliot Wilson

Does Trump really have ‘whatever it takes’ to win in Iran?

With Operation Epic Fury in its sixth day, it is hard to tell how long the current United States military campaign against Iran will last. It may not...

05.03.2026 20

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Eliot Wilson

Iran has shown how naive Keir Starmer truly is

Being one of America’s closest allies – which Britain remains – is like having a very rich friend. You are invited to meetings and parties to...

03.03.2026 20

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Why Starmer must raise defence spending fast

Britain’s armed forces lack the mass, readiness and resilience needed to produce a credible deterrent in an era of intensifying threats. The danger...

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Do Labour MPs even know what a leader looks like anymore?

Last week could have been worse for Sir Keir Starmer, but only because he remains Prime Minister – for the time being. After the tawdry...

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Nigel Farage’s war on working from home is vibes-based politics

Monday 16 February 2026 10:33 am Nigel Farage’s war on working from home is vibes-based politics ...

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Eliot Wilson

Ireland had no right to name agent Stakeknife

Micheál Martin, now in his second stint as Ireland’s Taoiseach, is by our standards a political veteran, having led Fianna Fáil for the past 15...

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On this day in 1996: the IRA bombs the Docklands

A bomb-damaged building at Canary Wharf in London's Docklands after the explosion of an IRA bomb that signalled the end of the ceasefire, 15th...

10.02.2026 20

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Peter Mandelson: The anatomy of a fall

Mandelson’s fall is now another stick with which to beat a vulnerable and useless Prime Minister, writes Eliot Wilson There will be no sixth act....

10.02.2026 20

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Parliament’s modernisers have been foiled

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Starmer’s Chinese takeaway leaves a nasty taste

SHANGHAI, CHINA - JANUARY 30: UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer visits Yuyuan Garden on January 30, 2026 in Shanghai, China. Keir Starmer undertakes a...

04.02.2026 10

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Why is Starmer so desperate to tap into Europe's defence fund?

02.02.2026 10

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Eliot Wilson

On This Day : Space Shuttle Challenger is lost

UNSPECIFIED LOCATION - NOVEMBER 11: (FILE PHOTO) Space Shuttle Challenger crew members gather for an official portrait November 11, 1985 in an...

29.01.2026 20

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Keir Starmer’s legal past is catching up with him

28.01.2026 10

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Eliot Wilson

The nuclear flaw in Keir Starmer's Chagos deal

27.01.2026 10

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Farage’s revenge on the banks proves he is more Trump than Thatcher

Nigel Farage announced Reform's plans for new taxes on banks at Davos Nigel Farage’s promise to tax banks more shows his Trumpian revenge coming...

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