Matthew Elliott
Matthew Elliott is senior political adviser to Shore Capital Group and a veteran campaigner
The inside story of how Brexit got done
Not a Great Man telling of history, but a tapestry of characters
A political colossus
Lord Lawson’s calm, assured leadership was pivotal in securing Brexit
A mission to explain
Businesses must be more transparent if they are to win the trust of a sceptical public
Most Read
Gary Stevenson is wrong about wealth taxes
The popular economist is irritating, but more importantly he is mistaken
Why they hated Ann Widdecombe
Fair-minded people could agree or disagree with her opinions. Left-wing bigots hated her for not abandoning them
What is wrong now was wrong before
Julia Gillard should not pretend that the “unintended consequences” of the gender debate were unknowable
Ethnic minorities are abandoning Labour
It is not just Muslim voters who have been abandoning the Labour Party
Oldham, new problems
How changing demographics have reshaped culture and politics in Greater Manchester
We need to make a better case against Magic Monetary Theory
Simplistic rebuttals help MMT endure. We need better arguments
Bypassing the parasites
Too often, lawyers add little to business transactions except delays and questionable costs
Kurdish delight
Witnessing ancient traditions that have endured through fraught and tumultuous histories
A culture of death
Street gangs and online provocation are fuelling a morbid subculture in British life
The torment and the tourists
Holiday-makers must stop enabling the abuse of horses in Egypt
The Cup and me
My lasting World Cup memories have nothing to do with England
Dear Prudence
A reflection on the Tory Party’s historic suspicion of interventionism
Questioning Islam should not be policed
Luke Salmons’s legal victory should lead to a change in police culture
The underworld on the high street
Beneath the façade of everyday commerce, organised crime has quietly captured British high streets
