David Owen
Lord Owen was Foreign Secretary 1977-79, and is the author of Riddle, Mystery and Enigma: Two Hundred Years of British-Russian Relations (Haus Publishing, 2021)
Putin’s brutal war shows why we still need NATO
The Russian invasion of Ukraine has highlighted the folly of proposals for a European army
The Critic
No they haven’t put the mag on the silver screen just yet, but its still worth watching
How to be realistic on Ukraine
There is a route to peace, but it will take compromise
The empty road to serfdom
“Vision Zero” is a tyrannical anti-driving dream
Inflation and inflated expectations
To understand inflation, we must understand different kinds of inflation
Smacking harms children
Smacking didn’t harm you? Maybe this debate isn’t for you
The Church of England’s race to the bottom
The Church of England should not be putting ideology before history
Twilight of the hacks
“A Very Royal Scandal” and the emptiness of modern journalism
Brutalist beauties
These monstrosities were imposed on the population, not desired
London and the laggards
In the eighteenth century London was booming, but many towns weren’t doing so well
The Age of Coles
The former vicar is perfectly suited for the Starmer years