Owen SpottiswoodeGeneral Election 2019: it’s time for Labour to face the hard questionsOne of the things that stayed with me after the 2017 General Election was a sarcastic question posed by a triumphant Corbynite: “Yeah, but…Dec 13, 20191Dec 13, 20191
Owen SpottiswoodeGeneral Election 2019: Are the polls wrong? Here’s my prediction…I spend more time than is normal or decent defending pollsters from the slings and arrows of outraged Twitter users. Usually there is a…Dec 11, 2019Dec 11, 2019
Owen SpottiswoodeFive things Corbyn can say to win the next televised debateThe prevailing wisdom about last night’s ITV Leaders’ Debate between Boris Johnson and Jeremy Corbyn is that it was a score draw. A YouGov…Nov 20, 2019Nov 20, 2019
Owen SpottiswoodeBrexit: An Uncivil War — why drama is still struggling with Brexit’s big questionsWhat is the point of Brexit? What does it do for rather than to the United Kingdom? What do the passions it unleashed mean for our…Jan 8, 2019Jan 8, 2019
Owen SpottiswoodePluralism: the unacknowledged champion of Labour’s election campaignSince 10pm of June 8th, the humble pie bakers of Britain have been doing a roaring trade. The airwaves and comment pages have been heaving…Jun 21, 2017Jun 21, 2017