Iain Overton

Iain Overton reports on attempts by campaigners to force greater transparency from the Government on the Prime Minister’s use of private messaging apps

Iain Overton considers the calibre of people drawn to high office, and how power has warped their sense of empathy and compassion

Iain Overton provides a word of caution as the world exports tonnes of arms to the frontline of Putin’s war

Iain Overton explores how facial recognition technology is being applied to military conflict

The support offered to Ukraine over a looming Russian invasion serves Boris Johnson's own interests rather than the country in Putin's sights, says Iain Overton

Iain Overton traces the evolution of the Muscular Christianity of British Public Schools into post-imperial Muscular Capitalism and explains this is far from charitable

Iain Overton considers how London’s biggest arms trade fair reveals the true face of modern conflict – and why civilians will bear the brunt of this autonomous, distanced new form of warfare

As the giant DSEI arms fair gets underway in east London, Iain Overton catalogues 10 instances demonstrating the problems with Government defence procurement

The decision to refuse a Freedom of Information request that aimed to clarify civilian casualties related to UK airstrikes raises concerns about MOD transparency

The dominance of Eton-educated men in public life is greater than it was a century ago – with Old Etonians running politics, the media, the Church, and the law

The department has refused to disclose the location of Operation Catallo – while British Army publications have shared details of it

Iain Overton’s investigation into one simple question revealed fundamental truths about where accountability lies in British politics today

From digital attacks to physical assaults on journalists, Iain Overton’s investigation into the Russian disinformation playbook of chaos in Ukraine is a chilling portent of future wars

Oleksandra Matviychuk paints a troubling picture of a Russian tactic designed to undermine democratic rule in eastern Ukraine

Iain Overton gives an insight into the local agents who act as a lynchpin of conflict journalism