This is the essay David Owen wrote for THE PRESIDENTS in 2021. I thought it should have a wider audience after his death was announced at the age of 100. On 3 November 1976 Jimmy Carter beat President ...

Opinion polls now show Reform overtaking Labour and the Conservatives. Farage promised to go after Labour voters and is now said to be obsessing No 10 strategists who seem to have no clue how to ...

So thank you to all of you who listen to my radio show, listen to my podcasts, read my books, or just read my Sunday newsletter. I can’t pretend 2024 will go down as one of the better years of my life ...

I spent most of the 1979 election campaign in a state of mild terror. The Guardian,had come to the conclusion that the election was highly likely to be decided by whatever happened to the votes in ...