Owen Jones

Owen Jones (Sheffield, 1984) is a writer, columnist and commentator linked to the left-wing political tendency.Chavs: the demonization of the working class(2011) is the book with which he gained international fame. It is a denunciation of the negative stereotype to which the working class of his country has been reduced by the political elite and the media. Such was its success that theNew York Timesincluded it in the list of the ten best non-fiction books in 2011.

That same year, Jones was ranked byThe Daily Telegraphas one of the 100 most influential left-wing thinkers. Also, in 2013, the political blogLeft Foot Forwardnamed Jones the most reputable commentator on the British left. Jones is a weekly columnist forThe Guardianand has been a columnist forThe Independent. He has also contributed to other newspapers, including theNew Statesman, theSunday MirrorandLe Monde Diplomatique. And his work as a political commentator on television channels such asBBC News,BBC One,Sky News,Channel 4 NewsandITV Daybreak, among others, is notable.

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