NEW PAPER from @labourtogether.bsky.social argues we should allow Thames Water to go down the drain. The alternative is a fudged deal that softens pollution targets and sees large returns for hedge funds. This will fuel calls for nationalising the industry, and the uncertainty could push up bills.

Our latest episode lays down a marker - it’s time to choose; who we are; what we believe; who our enemies are; what we’re going to do about it and ultimately, whether the issue, certainly in the UK, isn’t just about the message, but also potentially the messenger. nocows.substack.com/p/it-is-time...

On our latest episode @tonelangengen.bsky.social joins the herd to lay out how progressives must face the reality that people won’t back Net Zero unless it means cheaper energy and credible growth. Out now wherever you get your pods, and in links below. nocows.substack.com/p/lets-level...

If we on the centre-left are to reconnect with voters to win there can be No Sacred Cows. Here’s a piece I’ve written for @labourlist.bsky.social labourlist.org/2025/10/no-s...

🚨 NEW EPISODE OUT NOW 🚨 Former Clinton advisor Mark Medish sets out how we need to let go of preconceptions about the UN-led international order and recognise it's no longer fit for purpose. Listen wherever you get your pods or nocows.substack.com. open.spotify.com/episode/5ng2...

It’s time for a much needed and overdue debate in order to secure the future of mainstream, democratic politics. There can be no holding back, no pulling punches, and no sacred cows. labourlist.org/2025/10/no-s... @ed-owen.bsky.social speaks about the show in @labourlist.bsky.social today.

If we on the centre-left are to reconnect with voters to win there can be No Sacred Cows. Here’s a piece I’ve written for @labourlist.bsky.social labourlist.org/2025/10/no-s...

🚨NEW EPISODE - We've turned our attention to immigration - an issue some dare not speak of, or perhaps now you cannot talk about enough. @FrankSharry joins the herd to talk about whether the centre-left needs to ditch its timidity and worry. Listen now. open.spotify.com/episode/7r4z...

My take on Monday’s UK/EU summit for @atlanticcouncil.bsky.social www.atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/new-at...

My take on Monday’s UK/EU summit for @atlanticcouncil.bsky.social www.atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/new-at...

Other contributors (cont'd): @ed-owen.bsky.social (@atlanticcouncil.bsky.social, @thirdway.bsky.social) @james-rogers.bsky.social (@congeostrategy.bsky.social) Peter Watkins (UK Ministry of Defence [2014-2018], King’s College London)

‘The boundaries between foreign and domestic policy are increasingly blurred, and national security can no longer be an issue left only to diplomatic and defence specialists,’ writes @ed-owen.bsky.social, @atlanticcouncil.bsky.social #BigAsk #BritainsWorld

Did you catch the latest Big Ask? How should the next National Security Strategy differ from the integrated reviews? ✍️ @evieaspinall.bsky.social, Dr Hillary Briffa, Robert Clark, Dr Michael Clarke, Ruth Harris, @ed-owen.bsky.social, @james-rogers.bsky.social, Peter Watkins #BritainsWorld

Starmer achieved a diplomatic triumph in D.C. but the challenges will keep on coming @labourlist.bsky.social labourlist.org/2025/02/keir...

🇺🇸 "Bruised by attacks from Elon Musk and JD Vance, most European leaders are considerably less charitable and see Trump as, at best, an unreliable partner and, at worst, outright hostile." ✍️ Ed Owen previews Keir Starmer's meeting with Trump today: labourlist.org/2025/02/us-u...

Ukraine is Starmer’s opportunity to define his government’s purpose. My comment for @labourlist.bluesky.social labourlist.org/2025/02/us-u...

A few thoughts on Starmer & the UK government following my brief trip to London just days before his visit to D.C. later this week www.linkedin.com/posts/ed-owe...

Important. Gosh. The PM: “These crucial days ahead will determine the future security of our continent. As I will say in Paris, peace comes through strength. But the reverse is also true. Weakness leads to war.” www.telegraph.co.uk/politics/202...

“The Trump Presidency is a brutal application of raw political power - but one we have to deal with.” My take on the first weeks of Trump 2.0 for @labourlist.bsky.social labourlist.org/2025/02/trum...

We shouldn't take anything off the table before the negotiations have even started. It is clear that any deal behind our backs will not work. You need the Europeans, you need the Ukrainians. Extracts from my doorstep ahead of NATO Defence Ministers meeting ↓

Ukraine's independence and territorial integrity are unconditional. Our priority must now be strengthening Ukraine and providing robust security guarantees. In any negotiation, Europe must have a central role. Our Weimar+ statement ↓

When it comes to durable peace in Ukraine, Latvian Foreign Minister Baiba Braze understands what the Trump team appears not to: "Degrading Russia's military capabilities is the way to peace". Weakness, of the kind Trump & Hegseth showed today, only encourages Putin. www.politico.eu/article/ukra...

And so the sell-out of Ukraine begins alongside the weakening of the US’s commitment to European security www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...

Many thx to @financialtimes.com for publishing my piece on the lessons we can learn from the significant fall in the US prison population over the last 15 years

Lessons from the US on combating mass incarceration | Opinion https://www.ft.com/content/098315bd-2205-46f8-8c40-73c79f1978e1

Good piece on Mandelson’s plans in D.C. by @joepike.bsky.social www.bbc.com/news/article...

Trump’s executive order on birthright citizenship is controversial. But, as a Brit, the US position is a novel one. All countries in Europe (& most globally outside the Americas) demand at least one parent has legal citizenship/residence for a child born on its territory to be a citizen 🧵

"Starmer is working hard to build a close relationship with the new President, but the pressure from many at home and overseas will, at times, be intense" Ed Owen on the challenges Trump's return poses for Britain, America and the world

Trump’s return to power, how did we get here & what does it mean for America, the UK & the world. My take for @labourlist.bsky.social labourlist.org/2025/01/news...

Here’s my take for @atlanticcouncil.bsky.social on the decision to nominate Peter Mandelson as the next UK ambassador here in the US www.atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/new-at...

Excellent news. Peter will bring top-level political & policy expertise at a crucial time for the UK/US relationship & will be able to influence the US system in a way no career diplomat could www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/...

Nervous in D.C. 🩵