Ed Owen
@ed-owen.bsky.social
Brit in Washington DC working in strategy, comms & politics. Fellow of Third Way & Atlantic Council. Ex-UK government adviser, always Man City 🩵 🇬🇧🇺🇸
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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...
Let's level on Net Zero
Tone Langengen lays out how progressives must face the reality that people won’t back net zero unless it means cheaper energy and credible growth.
nocows.substack.com
November 7, 2025 at 8:47 AM
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...
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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...
labourlist.org/2025/10/no-s...
'There can be no sacred cows if we are to reconnect to win' - LabourList
Unless we are willing to have no-holds-barred conversations with voters the left on both sides of the Atlantic will not win back trust.
labourlist.org
October 12, 2025 at 3:57 PM
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...
labourlist.org/2025/10/no-s...
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🚨 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...
October 25, 2025 at 11:49 AM
🚨 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...
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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.
'There can be no sacred cows if we are to reconnect to win' - LabourList
Unless we are willing to have no-holds-barred conversations with voters the left on both sides of the Atlantic will not win back trust.
labourlist.org
October 12, 2025 at 5:50 PM
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...
labourlist.org/2025/10/no-s...
'There can be no sacred cows if we are to reconnect to win' - LabourList
Unless we are willing to have no-holds-barred conversations with voters the left on both sides of the Atlantic will not win back trust.
labourlist.org
October 12, 2025 at 3:57 PM
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...
labourlist.org/2025/10/no-s...
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🚨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...
October 11, 2025 at 11:59 AM
🚨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...
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My take on Monday’s UK/EU summit for @atlanticcouncil.bsky.social www.atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/new-at...
Can the EU-UK summit lead to a new post-Brexit partnership?
With shared challenges at home and abroad, the United Kingdom and European Union have an opportunity to renew their trade and security ties.
www.atlanticcouncil.org
May 15, 2025 at 5:02 PM
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...
Can the EU-UK summit lead to a new post-Brexit partnership?
With shared challenges at home and abroad, the United Kingdom and European Union have an opportunity to renew their trade and security ties.
www.atlanticcouncil.org
May 15, 2025 at 5:02 PM
My take on Monday’s UK/EU summit for @atlanticcouncil.bsky.social www.atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/new-at...
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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)
@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)
April 25, 2025 at 3:38 PM
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)
@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)
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‘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
#BigAsk #BritainsWorld
How should the next National Security Strategy differ from the integrated reviews?
The Big Ask | No. 16.2025
www.britainsworld.org.uk
April 24, 2025 at 12:02 PM
‘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
#BigAsk #BritainsWorld
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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
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
How should the next National Security Strategy differ from the integrated reviews?
The Big Ask | No. 16.2025
www.britainsworld.org.uk
April 24, 2025 at 11:27 AM
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
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...
'Starmer's US trip was a diplomatic triumph, but many more challenges lie ahead' - LabourList
Returning to London from Washington early this morning, Keir Starmer and his team were justifiably delighted at how…
labourlist.org
February 28, 2025 at 2:24 PM
Starmer achieved a diplomatic triumph in D.C. but the challenges will keep on coming @labourlist.bsky.social labourlist.org/2025/02/keir...
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🇺🇸 "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...
✍️ Ed Owen previews Keir Starmer's meeting with Trump today:
labourlist.org/2025/02/us-u...
'The US sell-out of Ukraine can be Starmer’s moment to define the purpose of his government' - LabourList
For many, this Labour government has lacked a defining vision, an overriding purpose for existing. Through events beyond…
labourlist.org
February 27, 2025 at 8:44 AM
🇺🇸 "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...
✍️ 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...
'The US sell-out of Ukraine can be Starmer’s moment to define the purpose of his government' - LabourList
For many, this Labour government has lacked a defining vision, an overriding purpose for existing. Through events beyond…
labourlist.org
February 27, 2025 at 12:26 PM
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...
Ed Owen on LinkedIn: Starmer's calling - a letter from London
I'm just back from a short trip to a damp London where I got a chance to speak to a few people in and around the UK Government. Here are my reflections on the…
www.linkedin.com
February 23, 2025 at 9:54 PM
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...
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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 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...
February 16, 2025 at 10:44 PM
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 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...
‘Trump’s presidency is a brutal application of raw political power – but one we have to engage with’ – LabourList
No one can say they weren’t warned. Yet even seasoned politicos in Washington DC have been left stunned by the first weeks of the Trump…
labourlist.org
February 15, 2025 at 1:23 PM
“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...
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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 ↓
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 ↓
February 13, 2025 at 2:58 PM
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 ↓
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 ↓
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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 ↓
Our priority must now be strengthening Ukraine and providing robust security guarantees.
In any negotiation, Europe must have a central role.
Our Weimar+ statement ↓
February 12, 2025 at 10:15 PM
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 ↓
Our priority must now be strengthening Ukraine and providing robust security guarantees.
In any negotiation, Europe must have a central role.
Our Weimar+ statement ↓
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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...
Trump-Putin Ukraine peace talks mustn’t exclude Kyiv, EU allies warn
U.S. and Russian leaders spoke on the phone Wednesday about ending the war — and agreed to start negotiations “immediately.”
www.politico.eu
February 12, 2025 at 9:02 PM
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...
Hegseth calls Ukraine’s peace goals ‘unrealistic’ in meeting with allies
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said any deal must come with international oversight between Russian and Ukrainian forces, and no NATO membership for Ukraine.
www.washingtonpost.com
February 12, 2025 at 5:02 PM
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
https://www.ft.com/content/098315bd-2205-46f8-8c40-73c79f1978e1
Lessons from the US on combating mass incarceration | Opinion
Fiscal hawks have moulded America into an unlikely exemplar of justice reform
www.ft.com
February 10, 2025 at 5:20 AM
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
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Lessons from the US on combating mass incarceration | Opinion
https://www.ft.com/content/098315bd-2205-46f8-8c40-73c79f1978e1
https://www.ft.com/content/098315bd-2205-46f8-8c40-73c79f1978e1
Lessons from the US on combating mass incarceration | Opinion
Fiscal hawks have moulded America into an unlikely exemplar of justice reform
www.ft.com
February 9, 2025 at 8:03 PM
Lessons from the US on combating mass incarceration | Opinion
https://www.ft.com/content/098315bd-2205-46f8-8c40-73c79f1978e1
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...
What is Mandelson's strategy for charming Trumpworld?
As Peter Mandelson takes up the role of ambassador to the US, No 10 is determined the UK builds a strong relationship with Donald Trump.
www.bbc.com
February 8, 2025 at 12:07 PM
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 🧵
January 21, 2025 at 7:08 PM
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 🧵