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[[File:Owen Jones 2021.png|thumb|50pics|right|Owen Jones (Wikimedia CC-BY-3.0)]]'''Owen Jones''' (born 1984) is a left-wing columnist, author and commentator. Many of his critics say he is a misogynist <ref>https://unherd.com/2021/08/does-owen-jones-have-a-woman-problem/ </ref>. 

Jones was born in [[Sheffield]] and grew up in [[Stockport]], [[Greater Manchester]].<ref name=about>http://owenjones.org/about "Who the hell is Owen Jones?" 28 December 2010</ref> He is the son of a local authority worker and an IT lecturer<ref name=Independent>
http://www.independent.co.uk/opinion/commentators/owen-jones-my-father-and-the-reality-of-losing-your-job-in-middle-age-7546015.html
"Owen Jones: My father, and the reality of losing your job in middle age"
9 March 2012</ref> and describes himself as a "fourth generation socialist";  He attended [[Bramhall High School]] and Ridge Danyers Sixth Form college (now [[Cheadle and Marple Sixth Form College]])<ref>http://labourlist.org/2011/06/abolish-oxbridge/ Owen Jones, "Abolish Oxbridge" ''Labour List'' 1 June 2011</ref> before reading history at [[University College, Oxford]], graduating with a BA in 2005 and a Master of Arts in US history in 2007.<ref name=agent>
http://www.davidhigham.co.uk/clients/Owen-Jones.htm
"Owen Jones"
David Higham Literary, Film and TV Agents
</ref> Prior to his media career, Jones worked as a trade union lobbyist and as a parliamentary researcher for the Labour Party.<ref name=linkedin>
http://uk.linkedin.com/pub/owen-jones/27/138/2b4
"Owen Jones - United Kingdom"
''LinkedIn''</ref><ref>http://oxfordstudent.com/2011/06/09/time-to-abolish-oxbridge/ "Time to abolish Oxbridge?" ''The Oxford Student'' 9 June 2011</ref>

Jones is gay<ref>http://nextgenerationlabour.org/2011/07/a-warning-shot/
Owen Jones
"A Warning Shot"
28 July 2011
Next Generation Labour (publisher), London
</ref> and lives in London.<ref>
http://www.davidhigham.co.uk/clients/Owen-Jones.htm
"Owen Jones"
</ref>

He was listed in the "Journalists" section of the [[Pink List 2012]]. The citation said:
:"The Sheffield-born Oxford history graduate saw his book, ''Chavs: The Demonisation of the Working Class'', top last year's political bestseller lists. Worked in politics before joining The Independent — and he's only 28."<ref>http://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/news/ios-pink-list-2012-journalists-8280457.html</ref>

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