Owen Smith is Labour's Shadow Exchequer Secretary to the Treasury and the Member of Parliament for Pontypridd. Owen began his career as a BBC journalist in Wales and London, producing programmes such as BBC Radio 4's 'Today' Programme and BBC Wales' 'Dragon's Eye'. He has also worked as a Special Adviser at the Wales and Northern Ireland Offices and as a Director of a world-leading biotech company.

Regional rugby: time for change

On the eve of Wales’ big rugby weekend, a prominent rugby fan and Member of Parliament argues more focus needs to be given to regional rugby

Tam’s Teaser

How did it come to be that the Conservative and Unionist Party became willing to place the Union in jeopardy, and how should the Labour Party respond?

An ocean of clear red water

The Lib-Con coalition’s fears that Labour will regroup and rebuild from Wales are well founded. By showing an alternative to dogmatic cuts, an an insistence on maintaining vital investment, Labour can protect Wales and demonstrate the alternative to the rest of the UK

The Big Lie at the heart of the Spending Review

In the second of our Comprehensive Spending Review responses, new shadow Wales Office Minister Owen Smith warns of the massive and reckless gamble the Lib-Con coalition is taking with all our futures

We must answer the siege guns of the right

Labour’s task is not just to contest the coalition’s dismantling of public services, it is to develop a compelling and contemporary vision for the way we choose to organise ourselves

What next for Labour?

It only looks like a good time to be in opposition, says one of Welsh Labour’s newest MPs. The popularity of the new coalition may be more enduring, and Labour’s road back to credibility harder than most imagine

A narrow choice that still runs deep

With the credibility of MPs at an all-time low, why would anyone seek election to Parliament? Owen Smith, Labour’s newly selected candidate for Pontypridd, explains what makes him want to do it, and why this General Election will be a watershed