Owen Peter Jones is an English newspaper columnist, political commentator, and left-wing political activist. He writes a column for The Guardian and contributes to the New Statesman and Tribune; he previously contributed to The Independent.
Owen Jones is best known for his writings, Chavs: The Demonization of the Working Class(2011), Totally Shameless: How TV Portrays the Working Class - The Huw Wheldon Memorial Lecture (2013), One Rogue Reporter (2014) and Clase Valiente (2017). He is also known as left-wing political activist and columnist which has a history of working with publications like The Independent, The Guardian, and New Statesman.
Jones was born as Owen Peter Jones on 8 August 1984 in Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England and grew up in Stockport, Greater Manchester, and briefly in Falkirk, Scotland. His father was a local authority worker and trade union shop steward, and his mother, Ruth Aylett was an IT lecturer at the University of Salford. He describes himself as a 'fourth-generation socialist'; his grandfather was involved with the Communist Party and his parents met as members of the Trotskyist Militant group. He holds British nationality and belongs to White ethnicity. He follows Christianity and zodiac is Leo.
He attended Bramhall High School and Ridge Danyers Sixth Form College before studying History at University College, Oxford, graduating with a BA in 2005 and a Master of Studies (MSt) in US History in 2007. Before entering journalism, Jones worked as a trade union lobbyist and was a parliamentary researcher for the Labour Party MP John McDonnell, then a backbencher, who later became Shadow Chancellor in 2015.
Owen Jones journalism career started after he released his first book in 2011, titled Chavs: The Demonization of the Working Class which was selected by critic Dwight Garner of The New York Times as one of his top 10 non-fiction books of 2011, and it was long-listed for the Guardian First Book Award. At the time he was working with The Independent. In November 2012, Jones was awarded Journalist of the Year at the Stonewall Awards, along with The Times journalist Hugo Rifkind. The Daily Telegraph placed Jones 7th in its 2013 list of Britain's most influential left-wingers.
In February 2013 when Jones was awarded the Young Writer of the Year prize at the Political Book Award. Jones' second book, "The Establishment: And How They Get Away With It" was published in September 2014. He started working for The Guardian by then as a weekly columnist. He then worked for New Stateman. Also in the course of his career, Owen Jones has made a lot of television appearances as a political commentator on platforms such as; Sky News, Channel 4 News, BBC One’s Question Time, BBC News shows, and ITV’s Daybreak.
Owen Jones was awarded the Honorary Degree of Doctor of the University (D.Univ) by Staffordshire University in 2015. In February 2013 when Jones was awarded the Young Writer of the Year prize at the Political Book Award. The New York Times selected Jones' book "Chavs: The Demonization of the Working Class" as one of his top 10 non-fiction books of 2011. The Daily Telegraph placed Jones 7th in its 2013 list of Britain's most influential left-wingers.
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