Tobias Ellwood is Conservative MP for Bournemouth East and Vice Chairman of the All Parliamentary Group on Afghanistan. He is also author of the publication 'Bridging the gap between Military and Civil Affairs on the modern battlefield', published by First Defence. With 77% of the UK population no longer supporting British troop deployment in Afghanistan, […]
Tobias Ellwood is Conservative MP for Bournemouth East. Unless your name is Robert Peston, understanding the current plight of the euro might not come naturally – and your interest may well be limited to "it looks pretty bad – glad we are not in the Euro Zone'. So here is an attempt to explain (not […]
Tobias Ellwood MP is shadow tourism minister in the Conservative Culture, Media and Sport frontbench team. Tonight the nation will once again conduct the annual ritual of moving our clocks forward, providing an instant feel good factor as we bask in lighter evenings and are finally liberated from the shackles of the long dark winter […]
Tobias Ellwood, reporting from Tblisi, is the Member of Parliament for Bournemouth East. Who is to blame for firing the first shot in this conflict will never be resolved, partly because shots have been regularly exchanged since the 1990s when the West was too preoccupied with Kuwait and then Bosnia to notice regional uprisings in […]
Tobias Ellwood MP, a Culture, Media and Sports frontbencher, reports from Kigali and explains why the Tory social action volunteers have learnt so much more than if they had simply sent a cheque. Once again a team of Conservative MPs, PPCs and party enthusiasts ventured to the heart of Rwanda to complete a major construction […]
Tobias Ellwood, MP for Bournemouth East and a formerly of the Royal Green Jackets, offers a critical assessment of progress in Afghanistan. Six years after the US-led invasion, Afghanistan has reached a tipping point. Optimism is being replaced with frustration and dissatisfaction with the lack of progress on key fronts, the Afghan Government is seen […]
Tobias Ellwood, MP for Bournemouth East, hopes that the Gambling Commission can keep up with technology. It seems that Britain is a nation of gamblers. As many as 70 per cent of us will venture into a casino, have a flutter at the bookies, chance the lottery or play the 10p arcade games every year. […]
Tobias Ellwood is Conservative MP for Bournemouth East. It is three years this week since Russian tanks rolled into Georgia. As dramatic events unfold in the Middle East and the crisis engulfs the Euro, it is easy to forget the conflicts that remain unresolved in the Caucasus and we must not take our eye off […]