This is an accepted version of this page Owen Jones (born 8 August 1984) is a British newspaper columnist, commentator, journalist, author and political activist.

Jones was born on 8 August 1984[3][non-primary source needed] in Sheffield and raised in Stockport, where he attended Bramhall High School and Ridge Danyers Sixth Form College.

[5] His mother is British computer scientist Ruth Aylett[6] and his father, Robert Jones, was a union organiser.

[6] Before entering journalism, he worked as a trade union lobbyist and a parliamentary researcher for the Labour Party MP John McDonnell.

[18] In November 2013, he delivered the Royal Television Society's Huw Wheldon Memorial Lecture, Totally Shameless: How TV Portrays the Working Class.

[37] Jones also criticised the Labour Party's rejection of a cap on bankers' bonuses and its opposition to a wealth tax, among other issues.

[37] In the 2024 United Kingdom general election Jones supported We Deserve Better, a group which campaigned against Labour in favour of Green and independent candidates.