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Owen Peter Jones (born 1984) is a British newspaper columnist, commentator, journalist, author and political activist. He writes a column for The Guardian and contributes to the New Statesman, Tribune, and The National and was previously a columnist for The Independent. He has two weekly web series, The Owen Jones Show and The Owen Jones Podcast. Early life and education Jones was born in Sheffield and raised in Stockport, where he attended Bramhall High School and Ridge Danyers Sixth Form College. He read History at University College, Oxford and graduated in 2005. Before entering journalism, he worked as a trade union lobbyist and a parliamentary researcher for the Labour Party MP John McDonnell. At one point he was also hired by the historian Eric Hobsbawm to index and archive his papers. Writings and public career Columnist, broadcaster and writer Jones is a weekly columnist for The Guardian after switching from The Independent in March 2014. His work has appeared in the New Statesman, the Sunday Mirror, Le Monde diplomatique and several publications with lower circulations. He writes from a left-wing perspective. In 2011, 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". The book was selected by critic Dwight Garner of The New York Times as one of his top 10 non-fiction books of 2011, and reviewed by MP Jon Cruddas. In November 2012, Jones was awarded Journalist of the Year at the Stonewall Awards, along with The Times journalist Hugo Rifkind. Jones' second book, The Establishment: And How They Get Away With It, was published in September 2014. In February 2013, when Jones was awarded the Young Writer of the Year prize at the Political Book Award, he donated half the £3,000 prize money to support the campaign of Lisa Forbes, a Labour parliamentary candidate, and the other half to Disabled People Against Cuts. In November 2013, he delivered the Royal Television Society's Huw Wheldon Memorial Lecture, Totally Shameless: How TV Portrays the Working Class. On 24 September 2020, Jones published This Land: The Struggle for the Left. Jones was interviewed by Huck about the book. 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 (given that Jones was a player in the Corbyn circles)". Political activism 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. In 2015, Jones was awarded the honorary degree of Doctor of the University (DUniv) by Staffordshire University in recognition of his campaigning on social inequality. Jones supports abolishing the monarchy of the United Kingdom. He has spoken out about transphobia and LGBTQ rights. In 2019, Jones and some friends were attacked outside a London pub in a homophobic attack. All the perpetrators were convicted. 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. In his reasoning for leaving the party, Jones stated that it had become "a hostile environment" for those that support the policies that party leader, Keir Starmer won his leadership on, which Starmer has since rejected, such as scrapping university tuition fees and support of public ownership. Jones also criticised the Labour Party's rejection of a cap on bankers' bonuses and its opposition to a wealth tax, among other issues. Books Chavs: The Demonization of the Working Class. Verso Books. 2011. ISBN 978-1-78168-398-9. The Establishment: And how they get away with it. Penguin Books. 2014. ISBN 978-0-14-197499-6. The Alternative: And How We Build It. Penguin Books. 2019. ISBN 978-0-241-25396-0. This Land: The Story of a Movement. Penguin Books. 2020. ISBN 978-0-241-47094-7. (originally published as This Land: The Struggle for the Left) References External links Articles in The Guardian Articles in the New Statesman Owen Jones at IMDb Articles in The Independent YouTube channel Owen Jones on the Muck Rack journalist listing site . Discover the Owen Jones popular books. Find the top 100 most popular Owen Jones books.
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Serious Money
Caroline Knowles'A latterday Canterbury Tales ... Serious Money has a serious mission' The Times'Eyeopening ... part guide, part indictment of a yawning wealth gap' Misha Glenny, Financial TimesLo...
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Decorare Casa
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O Caso Owen Jones
Pedro ChristianoTratase de um livro de divulgação científica apresentado na forma de um romance policial. Um cientista nascido no País de Gales, Owen Jones, seriamente comprometido com denúncias d...
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Show Me the Bodies
Peter AppsWINNER OF THE ORWELL PRIZE FOR POLITICAL WRITING 2023'Never before, in years of reviewing books about buildings, has one brought me to tears. This one did.' Rowan Moore, Observer B...
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Ethics
J.L. MackieAn insight into moral skepticism of the 20th century. The author argues that our everyday moral codes are an 'error theory' based on the presumption of moral facts which, he persua...
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The Monarchy
Christopher HitchensAs the Duke and Duchess of Sussex bring renewed focus to the monarchy, now is the perfect time to reexamine Christopher Hitchens’s powerful polemic.In this scathing essay, Christop...
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Plunder of the Commons
Guy Standing'One of the most important books I've read in years' Brian EnoWe are losing the commons. Austerity and neoliberal policies have depleted our shared wealth; our national utilities h...
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Radical Help
Hilary CottamHow should we live: how should we care for one another; grow our capabilities to work, to learn, to love and fully realise our potential? This exciting and ambitious book shows how...
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Oh Happy Day
Carmen Callil'A triumphant family memoir' Hallie Rubenhold'Powerfully told...an impressive work' The Times'Gives a voice to the voiceless' Australian Book ReviewIn this remarkable book, Carmen ...
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The State of Us
Jon Snow'A fascinating call to arms full of insight' IndependentAfter four decades broadcasting to the nation each night, Jon Snow gives vent to his opinions on the state of our nation . ....
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Tales of Hoffmann
E.T.A. Hoffmann, R. J. Hollingdale, Stella Humphries, Vernon Humphries & Sally HaywardThis selection of Hoffmann's finest short stories vividly demonstrates his intense imagination and preoccupation with the supernatural, placing him at the forefront of both surreal...
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The Benn Heresy
Alan FreemanThis new edition of the classic biography of Tony Benn captures the essence of Benn's formidable impact on the British Labour Party and British politics. Written at the apogee of h...
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The Complete English Poems
John DonneNo poet has been more wilfully contradictory than John Donne, whose works forge unforgettable connections between extremes of passion and mental energy. From satire to tender elegy...
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Unholy Union
Mike AylwinWhat is the state of rugby?Is the game on the brink of expansion? Or is it on the brink of implosion?No game has undergone so traumatic a transformation since the turn of the centu...
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The Money Machine
Philip CogganWhat happens in the City has never affected us moreIn this excellent guide, now fully revised and updated, leading financial journalist Philip Coggan cuts through the headlines, th...
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National Populism
Roger Eatwell & Matthew GoodwinA SUNDAY TIMES BOOK OF THE YEARA crucial new guide to one of the most important and most dangerous phenomena of our time: the rise of populism in the WestAcross the West, there is...
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State v. Owen Jones
Kansas City District Missouri Court of AppealsOn January 5, 1950, a complaint was filed with the justice of the peace of Elbow Lake, Minnesota, charging defendant with the crime of sodomy. He was arrested at Fargo, North Dakot...
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Masters of the Post
Duncan Campbell-SmithThe origins of the Post Office go back to the early years of the Tudor monarchy: Brian Tuke, a former King's Bailiff in Sandwich, was acknowledged as the first 'Master of the Posts...
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Records of Shelley, Byron and the Author
Edward John TrelawnyIn February 1822 the writer and adventurer Edward John Trelawny arrived in Pisa to make the acquaintance of his heroes Shelley and Byron, leaving a broken marriage and an exotic se...
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Nobody Beats Us
David TossellIn the 1970s, an age long before World Cups, rugby union to the British public meant Bill McLaren, rude songs and, most of all, Wales. Between 1969 and 1979, the men in red shirts ...
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The Blazing World and Other Writings
Margaret CavendishFlamboyant, theatrical and ambitious, Margaret Cavendish was one of the seventeenth century's most striking figures: a woman who ventured into the male spheres of politics, scienc...
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Freddie Mercury
Laura JacksonTHE DEFINITIVE, UPTODATE BIOGRAPHY OF FREDDIE MERCURY'An outstanding biography. . .a fitting testament to the creative genius' Daily Mail'Touches all manner of intriguing rock 'n'...
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The Presidents
Stephen GraubardIn this magisterial examination of the Presidency over the course of the 20th Century, the author explores the history of the world's greatest elective office and the role each inc...
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Human Instinct
Professor Lord Robert WinstonFrom caveman to modern man ...Few people doubt that humans are descended from the apes; fewer still consider, let alone accept, the psychological implications. But in truth, man no...
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The End Of An Era
Tony BennTony Benn's final instalment of diaries centres on a decade which saw the disintegration of Eastern Europe, an unprecedented assault on the labour movement at home, the fall of...
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The Making of the British Landscape
Francis PryorThis is the changing story of Britain as it has been preserved in our fields, roads, buildings, towns and villages, mountains, forests and islands. From our suburban streets that s...
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Poetry from the Future
Srećko Horvat'A compelling vision, an urgent necessity, and not beyond reach' Noam ChomskyThe past is forgotten, and the future is without hope. Dystopia has become a reality. This is the new ...
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How To Be Right
James OBrienThe voice of reason in a world that won’t shut up.The Sunday Times BestsellerWinner of the Parliamentary Book AwardsEvery day, James O’Brien listens to people blaming hardworking i...
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The Wealth of Nations
Adam Smith & Andrew SkinnerSmith's THE WEALTH OF NATIONS was the first comprehensive treatment of political economy. Originally delivered in the form of lectures at Glasgow, the book's publication in 1776 c...
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Bringing Down Goliath
Jolyon MaughamThe Sunday Times Bestseller'Inspiring and illuminating' JAMES O'BRIENPicked as a 2023 highlight by the GuardianA revealing, empowering vision of how the law can work better for all...
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How the Scots Made America
Michael FryEver since they first set foot in the new world alongside the Viking explorers, the Scots have left their mark. In this entertaining and informative book, historian Michael Fry sho...
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How They Broke Britain
James OBrienTHE REVEALING, DEFINING ACCOUNT OF THE DARK NETWORK THAT BROKE OUR COUNTRY.'An exceptional broadcaster' Guardian | 'Consistently, forensically, brilliant' Emily MaitlisSomething ...
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Moonshot
Dan Parry'It didn't matter that they were now three miles beyond their target site, that communications were dropping out and that they were running low on fuel. All that mattered to Neil a...
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Abolish the Monarchy
Graham Smith'A crucial, riveting polemic in support of one of the most precious things humanity has built democracy itself' OWEN JONES'Graham Smith shows what fools our rotten constitution ma...
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The Making of the Greek Crisis
James PettiferPenguin Specials are designed to fill a gap. Written to be read over a long commute or a short journey, they are original and exclusively in digital form.The financial and social c...
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Ecclesiastical History of the English People
BEDE, Leo Sherley-Price & D. H. FarmerWritten in AD 731, Bede's work opens with a background sketch of Roman Britain's geography and history. It goes on to tell of the kings and bishops, monks and nuns who helped to de...
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The New Spaniards
John HooperA fully revised, expanded and updated edition of this masterly portrayal of contemporary Spain.The restoration of democracy in 1977 heralded a period of intense change that continu...
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Whalefall
Daniel KrausA USA TODAY BESTSELLER Named a Best Book of 2023 by Book Riot, Shelf Awareness, and NPRThe Martian meets 127 Hours in this “astoundingly great” (Gillian Flynn, #1 New York Times be...
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Politically Homeless
Matt Forde'Rarely is such an important book this funny. And rarely is such a funny book this important' RICHARD OSMAN'The second funniest book I have read about being a Labour supporter fro...