1. Owen Jones was born on 8 August 1984 and is a British newspaper columnist, commentator, journalist, author and political activist.
18 Facts About Owen Jones
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Owen Jones writes a column for The Guardian and contributes to the New Statesman, Tribune, and The National and was previously a columnist for The Independent.
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Owen Jones read History at University College, Oxford, and graduated in 2005.
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Owen Jones's mother is British computer scientist Ruth Aylett and his father, Robert Jones, was a union organiser.
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Owen Jones is a weekly columnist for The Guardian after switching from The Independent in March 2014.
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Owen Jones's work has appeared in the New Statesman, the Sunday Mirror, Le Monde diplomatique and several publications with lower circulations.
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In 2011, Owen Jones published his first book, Chavs: The Demonization of the Working Class, dissecting cultural stereotypes of the British working-class as boorish and anti-social "chavs".
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In November 2012, Owen Jones was awarded Journalist of the Year at the Stonewall Awards, along with The Times journalist Hugo Rifkind.
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On 12 June 2016, Owen Jones walked out of a live television newspaper review on Sky News.
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On 24 September 2020, Owen Jones published This Land: The Struggle for the Left.
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The book received a negative review from British trade unionist Len McCluskey, and was praised by Melissa Benn in the New Statesman: "Owen Jones has managed to produce a whodunnit political page-turner and a surprisingly fair account ".
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Owen Jones has a YouTube channel, which as of April 2025, had 743,000 subscribers and over 110 million views.
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Owen Jones spoke at a press conference to launch the People's Assembly Against Austerity on 26 March 2013, and regional public meetings in the lead-up to a national meeting at Central Hall Westminster on 22 June 2013.
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In 2015, Owen Jones was awarded the honorary degree of Doctor of the University by Staffordshire University in recognition of his campaigning on social inequality.
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Owen Jones has spoken out about transphobia and LGBTQ rights.
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Owen Jones is a former member of the Labour Party, having held membership of the party since the age of 15 and cancelling his membership in March 2024.
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Owen Jones criticised the Labour Party's rejection of a cap on bankers' bonuses and its opposition to a wealth tax, among other issues.
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In September 2024, Owen Jones registered a civil partnership with a Brazilian doctor.