The Ideas Lab
Eliot WilsonInnovative thinking about politics, business and society, with historical reflections
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Sunday round-up 1 November 2026
Supping flat Buck’s fizz and trying to look happy about it today are former Archbishop of Onitsha and Prefect of the Dicastery for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments Francis Cardinal Arinze (94), golfer and broadcaster Gary...
The Russians are coming! Britain’s preparedness for a conflict
It cannot have escaped your notice that the government is warning us we could at war within 1,000 days. It is certainly a conveniently eye-catching period of time. Last weekend, the Defence Secretary, Wes Streeting, took to the pages of The...
Sunday round-up 25 October 2026
Felix natalis on this day to veteran actress and Happy Days star Marion Ross (98), author and critic Anne Tyler (85), prog rock titan and Yes co-founder Jon Anderson (82), political consultant and strategist, “Ragin’ Cajun” and still-ubiqui...
Sunday round-up 18 October 2026
Cheap Ecuadorian fizz and individually wrapped sponge cakes today for former Speaker of the Seimas and Member of the European Parliament Vytautas Landsbergis (94), folk singer and guitarist Paddy Reilly (87), ex-Prefect of the Ambrosian Lib...
Sunday round-up 11 October 2026
Birthday wishes and one foot edging closer to the grave today for former Cabinet Secretary and Home Office Permanent Secretary Lord Wilson of Dinton (84), actor and writer John Nettles (83), ex-Political Editor of Channel 4 News and Leveson...
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Writer, commentator, historian: Senior Fellow for National Security, Coalition for Global Prosperity; Contributing Editor, Defence On The Brink. Politics, Parliament, constitution; defence, security; co-founder, CulturAll. Ex-House of Commons clerk.
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