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Contributor Bios
Frank Millard PhD
Politics Editor
Frank Millard
is an experienced researcher and writer with a background in print,
online and TV journalism. Frank has worked in busy newsrooms and
magazine publishers as an editor, journalist, business analyst and
PR consultant.
Eliot Lord
Visual Editor & Web Designer
Eliot Lord is an autistic and artistic political commentator and
cartoonist from London. His love of politics is only matched by his
love of drawing, making and writing. He has an MFA in Fine Art from
Newcastle University and is a member of the Professional
Cartoonists' Organisation who he exhibits with regularly. He also
contributes to Europinion, The New Cartoonist and Spotted News.
He also has a website which he is constantly updating.
Kate Jones
White House Bureau Chief
Kate Jones is The Context's White House Bureau Chief, a British and
international journalist, geopolitical analyst and The Context
Washington correspondent.
Alan Sked DPhil
Contributor
Alan Sked is Emeritus Professor of International History at LSE
where he spent his whole academic life. Prior to this he co-founded
the Bruges Group and founded UKIP, before leaving the party when it
moved towards the xenophobic far right. He relinquished his chair
there four years ago to become full-time carer to his elderly mother
in the remote Scottish Highlands for three years before she died
last year. He is now back in London, launching the Clean Brexit
Movement to offer the country a vision of a prosperous future for
Britain.
Pelle Neroth Taylor
Contributor
Pelle Neroth Taylor is a journalist, film-maker and political
writer, author of several books, currently residing in Sweden. His
Areas of expertise include the Deep State, cold war, propaganda,
political assassinations, and politics of the new European populism.
Educated at Westminster School, and Bristol, he has had a career in
journalism, working as a sub editor at the Guardian, the Independent
on Sunday and the Times. His journalism has been published in the
Financial Times, the European, Africa Today, the Sunday Times, New
Scientist, the Lancet and the Economist.
Ima von Wenden
Contributor
Ima von Wenden (MCIPR, LL.B.Hons) is a communication professional,
brand strategist and keynote speaker with over thirty years of
international experience.
KJ Millard
Contributor
KJ Millard is an author with a particular interest in history and
bringing it to life. She is also a teacher specialising in Special
Educational Needs. Her debut novel Charlie and the Spitfire is on
sale now.
Prem Sikka PhD
Contributor
Baron Prem Sikka of Kingswood in Basildon in the County of Essex is
a British-Indian accountant, academic and Labour member of the House
of Lords. He holds the position of Professor of Accounting at the
University of Sheffield, is Emeritus Professor of Accounting at the
University of Essex, and is, as of October 2025,
the President of the Social Policy Association. His research concerns the dark side of capitalism. As well as
holding a PhD in accounting, Baron Sikka also holds a Bachelors
degree in Social Sciences from the Open University. Sikka has a
regular column in
Left Foot Forward.
David Starkey PhD
Contributor
Dr. David Starkey CBE is one of Britain’s leading historians. He is
the author of many best-selling books; has guest-curated several
major historical exhibitions and made some of the most important and
widely watched historical documentary series on TV. Starkey has a
regular vlog on
YouTube.
Sir John Redwood
Contributor
Rt Hon Sir John Redwood is an analyst of government and economies.
He writes a daily blog
www.johnredwoodsdiary.com, sends out short versions daily on X, regularly appears on TalkTV
and GB News, and is the author of many books and articles. A
Distinguished fellow of All Souls College Oxford, he has managed
industrial companies and parts of the public sector in past roles.
Kevin Dent KC
Contributor
Kevin Dent KC
is a leading barrister and Kings Counsel with over 30 years'
experience in the field of criminal law. He specialises in defending
and prosecuting serious and complex cases, including financial crime
and homicide. Based in chambers at 5 St Andrews Hill, he also has a
particular interest in international criminal law and human rights.
Brought up in Kent, Kevin was educated in a comprehensive school and
has an enduring passion for the visual arts.
Catherine McBride OBE
Contributor
Catherine McBride OBE
is an economist and a fellow at the Centre for Brexit Policy. She
writes about trade and agricultural issues, having worked in
financial services trading equity and agricultural commodity
derivatives for 19 years.
Leigh Evans
Contributor
Leigh Evans was a businessman for 30 years, having founded
successful businesses and sat on many Boards as a director and
non-exec director. Before the EU Referendum he gave this all up to
fight for independence, sovereignty, democracy and freedom. In
addition to working on contract for a UK TV news channel his
responsibilities include being a Chairman for
Facts4EU and the
Campaign for an Independent Britain.
Thea Montgomerie-Anderson
Contributor
Thea
started her career behind the camera shooting on filming then moved
into media sales working for corporate giants such as Sky TV. She
quickly loved the work hard play hard environment of the City. The
opportunity arose to be in front of the camera, ITV 1 Natural Born
Sellers then she internationally toured her female only comedy show,
The Barbie Stand Up Show after which she retrained as a Civil
Litigator specialising in Disability law as she wanted to give back
by helping the most vulnerable in society.
Dr Reva Gudi
Contributor
For over 20 years,
Dr Reva Gudi has proudly
served as an NHS GP in a practice located in the constituency of
Hayes & Harlington. Their passion for public service extends far
beyond the realm of healthcare. As a School Governor for a local
school in Hayes, they are also deeply invested in the education and
well-being of the younger generation. She was the prospective
Conservative Candidate in 2024.
Antony Millard
Contributor
Antony Millard is the former chairman and CEO of a London-based
insurance/financial services group. As well as this, he also has
links to Europe, being a President of an Italian company that owns
an Umbrian Castle. He is also the co-founder of an innovative
Spanish village under construction, which has been specially adapted
for seniors with impaired cognition. Most importantly he is father
to five amazing boys.
E Dean Butler
Contributor
E. Dean Butler is an American businessman and founder of
LensCrafters. As well as a passion for optometry, E. Dean Butler
also has a keen eye on business and the politics related to it.
Donna Rachel Edmonds
Contributor
Donna Rachel Edmunds is a political strategist and freelance
journalist. She started in politics at the European Parliament in
2009 as chief advisor to Roger Helmer MEP; after this, she worked in
Therese Coffey's office as political advisor. Between 2014 and
2019, she worked for Breitbart London and The Jerusalem Post as a
journalist and editor. She is currently a panel member on the Rape
Gang Inquiry and will shortly be launching the National Archive for
Survivors of Grooming Gangs.
Eamonn Butler
Contributor
Eamonn Butler is Director of the
Adam Smith Institute, one
of the world’s leading policy think tanks. He holds degrees in
economics and psychology, a PhD in philosophy and an honorary DLitt.
In the 1970s he worked in Washington, DC, for the US House of
Representatives, and taught philosophy at Hillsdale College,
Michigan, before returning to the UK to co-found the Adam Smith
Institute. He has won the Freedom Medal of Freedoms Foundation at
Valley Forge, the UK National Free Enterprise Award and the Hayek
Institute Lifetime Achievement Award.
Adel Darwish
Contributor
Adel Darwish is a British author, historian, political commentator
and a veteran journalist, parliamentarian reporter & commentator
based at the Press Gallery in the Palace of Westminster. In his long
and distinguished career, his work has been published in an array of
titles including The Daily Mail, The Daily Telegraph, The Times and
The Washington Post.
Chris Larn
Contributor
Christopher Larn studied Computer Science and accounting,
specialising in computer graphics and speech recognition at
Southbank Polytechnic. After gaining a first Class honours at degree
level, he obtained his M.Phil in Computer Speech and language
processing at Cambridge University.
Edward Dawson
Contributor
Edward Dawson is a former Conservative candidate for Bedlinog and
Trelewis in Merthyr Tydfil Council. As well as politics, two of
Edward’s core interests is the environment and history.
Ben Habib
Contributor
Ben Habib is a Pakistani–British politician and businessman who
serves as the director of
Advance UK. Habib served
as a co-deputy leader of Reform UK from October 2023 to July 2024.
Anthony Lenaghan
Contributor
Anthony Lenaghan is a distinguished barrister for the Royal Borough
of Windsor & Maidenhead.
