Articles by Tom Wilson

Tom Wilson is a political analyst and a doctoral student at University College London

The New War on Israel

There is a new war on Israel being waged in the battlefield of the mind. A collection of essays in the new eBook, The New War on Israel, explores the tactics of demonisation and delegitimisation being used on the front line
by Tom Wilson - 28 February 2014
The Settlements Fallacy

Israeli settlements do not make peace less likely, nor is there any logical reason why they should. In many cases, the very opposite is true
by Tom Wilson - 26 November 2013
Plight of Europe’s Jews revealed in new survey

Without a sea change on the part of European political and intellectual elites, it appears as if Europe is about to become a dark continent of anti-Jewish persecution once again
by Tom Wilson - 9 November 2013
Iran crossing the nuclear threshold as Israel is condemned

Iran is passing the point of nuclear no return as we speak. And yet all the international community want is to speak about Israel
by Tom Wilson - 31 October 2013
The elusive search for Britishness

Britain’s contemporary political culture has in many ways become alienated from its genuinely illustrious tradition of political thinkers who made Britain, but also the free world, what it is today
by Tom Wilson - 15 October 2013
Why Britain still refuses to have the abortion debate

Last month saw the passing of a couple of landmarks on the subject of abortion in Britain
by Tom Wilson - 10 May 2013
Britain’s new minorities

The recent census findings revealed the emergence of a new set of minority groups in Britain. Will the liberal establishment fight their corner?
by Tom Wilson - 28 December 2012
Abu Qatada’s victory incites extremism on both sides

Abu Qatada is the winner on two fronts: on an individual level and also in succeeding in undermining our democracy
by Tom Wilson - 13 November 2012
The Left’s bizarre internal spat over abortion

It is a sign of how intransigent the Left has become that when approaching an issue like abortion, it begins not by asking what stance is morally valid, but by asking what is Left
by Tom Wilson - 18 October 2012
Curtailing the powers of Israel’s Supreme Court will make the country more democratic, not less

Precautions must be taken when the checks and balances that are there to protect democracy tip too far in the other direction. Israel's Supreme Court is no exception
by Tom Wilson - 25 April 2012
Revelations about law breaking by abortion clinics show this issue won't go away

Where do we stand as a society on the sanctity of human life? Controversies over recent weeks show we're far from consensus
by Tom Wilson - 28 March 2012
Abu Qatada is an extremist so why won’t the BBC tell the truth?

Calling Abu Qatada an extremist may well be a value judgement but it would be the right value judgement and more importantly than this it would also be the truth
by Tom Wilson - 9 February 2012
The Guardian has turned itself into a hub of unrestrained anti-Americanism

The anti-Americanism of liberals comes down to a clash of world views that fundamentally rejects the values on which American society is founded. Yet this opposition is increasingly disproportionate
by Tom Wilson - 17 January 2012
Who is really fighting the covert war against the regime in Iran?

Whoever is behind the attacks on Iranian infrastructure that have been ongoing since 2010, we can be sure that these events aren’t happening without a great deal of involvement by Iranians themselves
by Tom Wilson - 14 December 2011
Withdrawal from Iraq and the Arab uprisings, is this the final death blow for neoconservatism?

As political theories go, neoconservatism has proved remarkably versatile and it may be the case that it is able to reivent itself yet again
by Tom Wilson - 12 November 2011