| First Name |
Owen
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| Middle Name |
Peter
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| Last Name |
Jones
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| Full Name at Birth |
Owen Peter Jones
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| Alternative Name |
@OwenJones84 (twitter), @owenjones84 (facebook), m.me/owenjones84
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| Birthday |
8th August, 1984
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| Birthplace |
Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England, UK
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| Build |
Average
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| Eye Color |
Green
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| Hair Color |
Brown - Light
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| Distinctive Feature |
"Socialist, antifascist, Guardian columnist, author, losing my Northern accent every passing day" Twitter intro...
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| Zodiac Sign |
Leo
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| Sexuality |
Gay
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| Religion |
Secular Humanist
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| Ethnicity |
White
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| Nationality |
British
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| High School |
Bramhall High School, Ridge Danyers Sixth Form College
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| University |
[2005] University College, Oxford (BA degree in History), [2007] University College, Oxford (Master of Studies (MSt) in US History)
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| Occupation Text |
Print Columnist, Book Author, Political Commentator, Left-Wing Political Activist, Protest Organiser
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| Occupation |
Journalist
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| Claim to Fame |
''Chavs: The Demonization of the Working Class''
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| Music Genre (Text) |
The Working Class, The Labour Party, Politics, Feminism, Republicanism, Journalism, Non-Fiction Literature, Atheism, Trade Unionism, Democratic Socialism
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| Year(s) Active |
200? > ????
(parliamentary researcher & trade union lobbyist: for the Labour Party MP John McDonnell), 2014 > present
(columnist: The Guardian), ???? > 2014
(columnist: The Independent), ???? > ????
(columnist: The New Statesman), ???? > ????
(columnist: The Sunday Mirror), ???? > ????
(columnist: Le Monde diplomatique), 2011 > 2011
(author: Chavs: The Demonization of the Working Class), 2012 > 2012
(award: Journalist of the Year at the Stonewall Awards), 2014 > 2014
(author: 'The Establishment: And How They Get Away With It'), 2013 > 2013
(award: Young Writer of the Year prize at the Political Book Award), 2013 > 2013
(speaker & writer: The Royal Television Society's Huw Wheldon Memorial Lecture: 'Totally Shameless: How TV Portrays the Working Class'), 2012 > present
(tv guest / newspaper reviewer / panellist / correspondent / contestant / interviewee / political columnist), ???? > ????
(columnist: The Morning Star), ???? > ????
(columnist: The New Humanist), ???? > ????
(columnist: The Frankfurter Allgemeine), ???? > ????
(columnist: Liberal Conspiracy)
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| Record Label |
Verso (book publisher)
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| Brand Endorsement |
Supporter > 'Disabled People Against Cuts', Supporter > 'People's Assembly Against Austerity'
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| Official Websites |
twitter.com/OwenJones84, www.facebook.com/owenjones84/, https://twitter.com/OwenJones84
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| Pets |
1st pet cat, 2nd pet cat
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| Favorite People |
Lisa Forbes (Labour Party parliamentary candidate), Grace Blakely (colleague), Jeremy Corbyn, Hugo Chavez
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Owen Peter Jones (born 8 August 1984) is a left-wing British newspaper columnist, political commentator, journalist, and Labour Party activist. He writes a column for The Guardian and contributes to the New Statesman and Tribune. He was previously a columnist for The Independent.
