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Eliot Wilson

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Choosing a chancellor of Cambridge is no joke

LONDON, ENGLAND – MARCH 08: Sandi Toksvig during the #March4Women 2020 on March 08, 2020 in London, England. The event is to mark International...

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How thriving, free-market Hong Kong came under the boot of communist China

How thriving, free-market Hong Kong came under the boot of communist China

(Image: Bernard Spragg / Flickr) What began on this day in 1843 ended in a strange form of decolonisation. The UK handed over a territory to China,...

27.06.2025 5

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Why does Starmer want to grow Britain’s nuclear arsenal?

Why does Starmer want to grow Britain’s nuclear arsenal?
26.06.2025 4

The Spectator

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Starmer’s directionless national security strategy fools no one

Starmer’s directionless national security strategy fools no one
25.06.2025 5

The Spectator

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Why shouldn’t Nato become a subscription service?

Why shouldn’t Nato become a subscription service?
24.06.2025 5

The Spectator

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Blaise Metreweli is a boot in the face for DEI

Blaise Metreweli is a boot in the face for DEI

Blaise Metreweli has been appointed as the first female head of MI6 from an all-woman shortlist composed on merit alone. It’s proof that some women...

24.06.2025 4

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Bombing blowback / Is Britain ready to defend itself against Iranian reprisals?

Bombing blowback /					 													 						Is Britain ready to defend itself against Iranian reprisals?
23.06.2025 10

The Spectator

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Palestine Action’s RAF vandalism was no protest

20.06.2025 10

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‘De-escalation’ won’t work on Iran

18.06.2025 20

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What does 10 years of Trump mean for the West?

On Wednesday, the court had ruled: “The Worldwide and Retaliatory Tariff Orders exceed any authority granted to the President … to regulate...

17.06.2025 5

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Happy birthday Adam Smith, your ideas are still fresh at 302

On the 302nd anniversary of Adam Smith’s baptism, his enduring insights into free trade and the folly of protectionism remain a powerful rebuttal to...

17.06.2025 20

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Trump's Soviet-style parades show he is turning the tide against himself

Trump's Soviet-style parades show he is turning the tide against himself
15.06.2025 7

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What a difference a day makes for Russia

What a difference a day makes for Russia

6/12/1987 President Reagan making his Berlin Wall speech at Brandenburg Gate West Berlin Today is 38 years since Ronald Reagan’s ‘tear down this...

13.06.2025 10

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Keir Starmer must raise defence spending higher and faster

10.06.2025 20

The Spectator

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Can populists survive in public office? Ask Geert Wilders…

THE HAGUE, NETHERLANDS – JUNE 4: PVV faction leader Geert Wilders attends a debate at the Dutch House of Representatives on June 4, 2025 in The...

10.06.2025 20

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Can Richard Knighton revamp Britain’s armed forces?

06.06.2025 7

The Spectator

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The first Europe referendum proved that the people don’t always know better than politicians

Newly-elected Conservative Party Leader of the Opposition, Margaret Thatcher (1925 – 2013, second from right) lends her support to ‘Keep Britain...

06.06.2025 3

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What was the point of the Strategic Defence Review?

03.06.2025 4

The Spectator

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Repeat after me: Working from home is NOT an ideology

(Photo by Sean Gallup/Getty Images) When work from home becomes a question of culture, not practicality, we have completely lost the point, writes...

03.06.2025 4

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There is nothing strategic about Starmer’s defence review

02.06.2025 10

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Is Jonathan Powell unaccountable?

02.06.2025 4

The Spectator

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Is Britain spending 3 per cent on defence, or not?

02.06.2025 3

The Spectator

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The problem with Trump’s Golden Dome project

29.05.2025 10

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Could the EU sideline Britain in its defence loan scheme?

22.05.2025 10

The Spectator

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Can Trump get Britain to up defence spending faster?

21.05.2025 2

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Labour’s defence review seems anything but strategic

19.05.2025 20

The Spectator

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How to get Gen Z to fight for Britain

13.05.2025 6

The Spectator

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Politics / What exactly is the point of Starmer’s EU defence pact?

13.05.2025 10

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Defence / Should Canada join the Joint Expeditionary Force?

07.05.2025 4

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Why Britain must prepare for war with Russia

06.05.2025 10

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Amazon row proves Trump’s America is an unreliable partner for business

WASHINGTON, DC – JANUARY 20: Guests including Mark Zuckerberg, Lauren Sanchez, Jeff Bezos, Sundar Pichai and Elon Musk attend the Inauguration of...

06.05.2025 20

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Mike Waltz’s fall from grace will change little

02.05.2025 4

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Defence / Why Starmer’s ‘coalition of the willing’ was doomed to fail

30.04.2025 20

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Trump’s Gilded Age American dream shows he is no historian

You can’t recreate the past in a global economy, yet Trump’s Gilded Age fantasy will not abate, writes Eliot Wilson One hundred years ago today,...

29.04.2025 10

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Trump should be allowed to address Parliament

25.04.2025 7

The Spectator

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British fishermen could pay the price for an EU defence deal

22.04.2025 7

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The mixed legacy of Pope Francis, the Slum Bishop

All Italian football, from Serie A to amateur level, has been postponed following the death of Pope Francis on Monday Catholics looked to the late...

22.04.2025 10

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After British Steel, what else will the government nab for national security?

(Photo by Danny Lawson – WPA Pool/Getty Images) The potential nationalisation of British Steel in the name of ‘national security’ must make us...

22.04.2025 10

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J.D. Vance’s disdain for Europe has never been clearer

15.04.2025 10

The Spectator

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UK-EU summit: To talk defence, Starmer has to talk fishing first

(Photo by Benjamin Cremel – Pool/Getty Images) Is the EU going to mug off Britain again? It will be our fault, writes Eliot Wilson ahead of the...

15.04.2025 7

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Why is the army fixing Birmingham’s bin crisis?

14.04.2025 10

The Spectator

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Why did the British defence chief visit China?

10.04.2025 2

The Spectator

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To fight Trump’s voodoo economics we must be evangelical about capitalism

(Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images) If we want to fight Trump’s voodoo economics, we must appeal to the heart too and remind people why...

08.04.2025 10

City A.M.

Eliot Wilson

Nato needs to prepare for America’s withdrawal from Europe

04.04.2025 10

The Spectator

Eliot Wilson

Signal group chat leak made one thing crystal clear: JD Vance really hates Europe

(Photo by Jeff Swensen/Getty Images) The leaking of a US government Signal group showcased one thing in full force: JD Vance’s hatred of Europe is...

01.04.2025 9

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Eliot Wilson

Is the RAF right to buy US fighter jets?

31.03.2025 10

The Spectator

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Britain’s underfunded army is letting down Nato

28.03.2025 10

The Spectator

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