Giles Dilnot
@reporterboy
Editor of ConservativeHome. Former Govt Special Adviser at FCDO/HO, Had Blue Tick now just have Blue Tac. Norway fan. “Not fat but sturdy” (daughter)
I have a bit of professional news I am very very pleased about. Journey starts today. Delighted and honoured to have been asked.
Introducing ConservativeHome's new Editor: Giles Dilnot (@reporterboy): conservativehome.com/2024/08/19/int…
We have decided to bring our team home from Doha for consultations after the latest response from Hamas, which clearly shows a lack of desire to reach a ceasefire in Gaza. While the mediators have made a great effort, Hamas does not appear to be coordinated or acting in good…
I’m sure Korbin Soltana was a bar server in Mos Eisley, Tatooine no? #yourparty
Bargain in an Oslo bookshop. 1975 Edition - cheaper than it would have been in London
Posted without comment, not least because this has left me speechless.
🚨 Out today: The Prosperity Package written by the great @maxwell_marlow 🤝 A fair deal for taxpayers and the ultra high net worth individuals the UK needs to attract and retain 📈Commands strong support from the public - including Labour voters 👀 ukonward.com/reports/the-pr…
Meet @MrSimonDudley - he is minted. Over the last year, all his rich friends have left the UK. So, how do we get them back? Introducing the Prosperity Package 👇
This now gaining traction, as in my @ConHome piece this am conservativehome.com/2025/07/22/how…
Shadow housing secretary Kevin Hollinrake set to become the new Tory chairman
Bringing you the inside track as Kemi Badenoch reshuffles her shadow cabinet … conservativehome.com/2025/07/22/how…
There are 1.3 million people on social housing waiting lists in England alone. But Keir Starmer believes there’s ‘lots of housing’ spare we should be giving to illegal migrants That’s madness. What is he going on about?
All this is untrue. Channel crossings are at a record high. Unemployment is rising. The economy is shrinking.
This is what our work on the international stage is all about — delivering for British people. Tackling migration. Creating jobs. Growing our economy.
Could he be more deluded ?!! 🤷🏻♂️
Keir Starmer told the Cabinet: “The Tories get 96% of things wrong and focus on the 4% of things they get right, whereas Labour gets 96% of things right but agonise over the 4% we get wrong.” huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/keir-sta…
I miss whatever age I was when I was able to sleep through the whole night without waking up.
Where were you #OTD (in fact, on this exact day – Friday, July 18th, 1969) 56 years ago? I can tell you where I was…on the way to the Moon! Happy #Apollo11 Friday!
Spot on
Amazing how overnight everyone’s become an expert on Parliamentary Privilege.