MPs hit the DJ decks as Starmer is the toast of town More Keir-themed cocktails as shadow cabinet prepare karaoke numbers Evening Standard · Oct 10, 2023
Tories tire of Owen Jones’s conference doorstepping ‘Owen’s gig is as original as it is insightful,’ said one councillor Evening Standard · Oct 6, 2023
Tory conference revealed a party that’s crumbling – and with Nigel Farage laying siege to its future Just like the US Republicans in 2008, the Conservatives are turning to far-right populism. Their comeback will be built on it, says Guardian columnist Owen Jones The Guardian - UK · Oct 5, 2023
Whether or not Suella Braverman becomes the next Tory leader, her extreme ideas rule the party The home secretary’s extreme views are shared by the Tory membership and beyond, writes Guardian columnist Owen Jones The Guardian - UK · Sep 28, 2023
Robbing the poor to fund tax cuts for the rich – Britain is a Tory test lab for a new rightwing populism Freezing benefits in order to slash taxes for wealthy voters? It’s nakedly obvious who this government really cares about, says Guardian columnist Owen Jones The Guardian - UK · Sep 12, 2023
Even Blairite Labour is better than the alternative of another Tory term Letters: Keir Starmer’s centrism is preferable to more years of cuts, cronyism and contempt for those most in need, writes Martyn Taylor. Plus letters from Stuart Finegan, Prof Mary Mellor, Matthew Ryder and Philip Clayton The Guardian - UK · Sep 5, 2023
After the reshuffle, Blairites dominate Starmer’s shadow cabinet. That’s bad news for the rest of us It’s 2023, not 1997, and the problems facing the UK can’t be solved by yet more privatisation, writes Guardian columnist Owen Jones The Guardian - UK · Sep 4, 2023
Abandoning a wealth tax is a ruinous Labour strategy. It’s ‘Blairism without the cash’ The tough choice is not to court big business, but to invest in rebuilding our shattered society, says Guardian columnist Owen Jones The Guardian - UK · Aug 28, 2023
Labour’s new deal for workers could be transformative, but unions fear Starmer won’t stick to it Will the party continue to water down its manifesto under pressure from business? The signs are not promising, says Guardian columnist Owen Jones The Guardian - UK · Aug 23, 2023
Here’s the flaw in Sunak’s poisonous strategy: voters don’t believe migrants cause all their problems any more The Conservatives’ enduring habit of blaming others for their own failures has served them well but it may be running out of road, says Guardian columnist Owen Jones The Guardian - UK · Aug 15, 2023
Why do Britain’s MPs hang on to their second jobs? Because our tinpot democracy lets them Analysis on MPs’ second jobs reveals a wealth of vested interests – when their only interest should be their constituents, says Guardian columnist Owen Jones The Guardian - UK · Aug 7, 2023
In a broken Britain, the Tories zero in on shoplifters stealing Calpol and food for their children These thefts are crimes of poverty. Ministers’ threats to send culprits to prison will never solve them, says Guardian columnist Owen Jones The Guardian - UK · Aug 3, 2023
From Thatcher to Sunak – toxic divide and rule has always been the Tory weapon of choice Consider the aliens bill of 1904 and then Theresa May’s claims about a migrant’s cat, and you see a long, ignoble tradition, says Guardian columnist Owen Jones The Guardian - UK · Jul 27, 2023
Misery for Sunak, glee for Davey, mostly joy for Starmer – our panel on the byelection results Our panel assesses the positions of the parties after an extraordinary night of bellwether byelections The Guardian - UK · Jul 21, 2023
The Guardian - UK · Jul 17, 2023 There’s no point to Labour as a party if it won’t pay to pull children out of poverty Families punished by the inhumane two-child benefit cap are being betrayed, says the Guardian columnist Owen Jones
The Guardian - UK · Jul 12, 2023 Orange confetti at Osborne’s wedding – what else can we expect when Britain’s powerful are not held to account? Forget calls for ‘civility’: activists are only creating the scrutiny that is lacking from our political and media systems, says Guardian columnist Owen Jones
Liverpool Echo · Jul 6, 2023 GMB guest issues warning over 'devastating' mortgage rate hikes Susanna Reid and Ben Shephard were joined in the studio by a number of guests on Thursday
The Guardian - UK · Jun 30, 2023 The LGBTQ+ community could once rely on Labour as a staunch ally. Not any more The party that abolished Thatcher’s hateful section 28 has been pulled into the mire of ‘social conservatism’, says Guardian columnist Owen Jones
The National (Scotland) · Jun 30, 2023 Our one year from £24 offer kicks off the summer of independence We have also attracted commentators from south of the border such as Caroline Lucas MP and journalist Owen Jones.
The Guardian - UK · Jun 28, 2023 Wage rises are driving inflation? Don’t swallow this dangerous rightwing myth All the evidence is there: corporate greed is the culprit, but policymakers daren’t take on big business, says Guardian columnist Owen Jones
The Guardian - UK · Jun 20, 2023 David Cameron left Britain exposed to the pandemic – where’s the outrage? Boris Johnson’s party antics of course deserve scrutiny, but a chief architect of our woeful Covid response has virtually got away with it, says Guardian columnist Owen Jones
The National (Scotland) · Jun 19, 2023 BBC commissions study on misinformation which then spreads misinformation A study commissioned by the BBC for a podcast exploring conspiracy theories and misinformation has been found to have spread misinformation itself.
The Guardian - UK · Jun 15, 2023 Extreme websites peddle conspiracies, but what about the mainstream outlets that do it too? Addressing the problem will mean taking on some of the most powerful voices in the country, says Guardian columnist Owen Jones
The Guardian - UK · Jun 6, 2023 So this is British justice: Boris Johnson gets legal aid and a mother of three on the breadline doesn’t Our right to legal representation has been cut to shreds by Tory austerity – and women are the worst affected, says the Guardian columnist Owen Jones
The Guardian - UK · May 31, 2023 Across Europe, the far right is rising. That it seems normal is all the more terrifying Austria, France, Germany, Sweden and now Spain – the firewall between the mainstream and the far right is crumbling, says Guardian columnist Owen Jones