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By: Eliot Wilson

Eliot Wilson is a writer, commentator and contributing editor at Defence On The Brink. He was formerly a clerk in the House of Commons and writes regularly on politics, defence and international security, and Parliament and the constitution, including for The Spectator, The Hill, The i Paper and CapX

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  • Will Rachel Reeves end up being a right-wing Chancellor by accident?

    March 10, 2025

    With poor growth and pressure on defence spending, Rachel Reeves faces having to make welfare cuts the likes of which haven’t been since the days of Nigel Lawson. But unlike Lawson, her spending plans are not being driven by a programme of reform, but by panic, says Eliot Wilson Rachel Reeves cannot have expected it [...]

  • Elon Musk is paying the price for mixing business with politics

    March 3, 2025

    Tesla sales are collapsing in Europe as the public are put off by Elon Musk’s vocal support for Donald Trump. It’s an object lesson in how politics can come at a cost to business, says Eliot Wilson Last week it was reported that Tesla sales in Europe fell by 45 per cent in January compared [...]

  • War, what is it good for? The defence industry

    February 24, 2025

    The government has announced some of the ministry of defence in over 50 years, and there is one important element which should be firmly on the radar of business, says Eliot Wilson Last week the defence secretary, John Healey, gave a speech at the Institute for Government (IfG) on “reforming UK defence”. What would normally [...]

  • International trade in the era of Trump 2.0 – how will the ICC adapt?

    February 20, 2025

    Philippe Varin, chair of the International Chamber of Commerce, is stewarding the kind of globalist institution which Trump instinctively distrusts. He speaks to Eliot Wilson about championing free trade in an era of protectionism The International Chamber of Commerce is the world’s biggest representative organisation for business and trade. To establish some sense of scale, [...]

  • Auto-deleting emails forces us to ask, what is the FCA trying to hide?

    February 17, 2025

    The FCA's plan to auto-delete emails is an exercise of managing reputation, not standards, writes Eliot Wilson.

  • If the NAO is calling for government innovation, you know it’s bad

    February 10, 2025

    Everyone thinks government should be more innovative, but the NAO saying it means Labour really has dithered, writes Eliot Wilson.

  • What do TV audiences really want from news?

    February 3, 2025

    As Sky News announces a seismic overhaul of its newsroom it’s clear that what audiences demand of ‘news’ is changing. Meeting these demands, to a high quality and at a profit, is a huge challenge for journalists, says Eliot Wilson Last week, David Rhodes, the executive chairman of Sky News Group, outlined a new strategy [...]

  • This government has proven woefully naive. Just look at the ‘Office for Value for Money’

    January 27, 2025

    Reeves' failing Office for Value for Money showcases just how naive this government is, writes Eliot Wilson.

  • Labour’s appeal to regulators is about blame-shifting, not growth

    January 20, 2025

    Labour has appealed to the regulators for ideas to boost the economy, but Britain can’t regulate its way to growth, writes Eliot Wilson After six months of a Labour government, it would be hard to argue the economy is healthy. The economy flatlined in July, August and September, the hike in employers’ National Insurance contributions [...]

  • We need a government that gets business, not businessmen running government

    January 13, 2025

    The idea that business leaders can transform the way government works didn’t start with Elon musk, but success in politics demands different skills to entrepreneurship, says Eliot Wilson Business feels let down by the current government. Before the general election, Sir Keir Starmer and his shadow chancellor, Rachel Reeves, staged an updated performance of the [...]

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