Owen Jones (Sheffield, 1984) is a writer, columnist, and commentator associated with left-wing politics. His book , Chavs: The Demonization of the Working Class (2011), brought him international acclaim. It denounces the negative stereotypes imposed on the working class in his country by the political elite and the media. It was so successful that The New York Times included it on its list of the ten best nonfiction books of 2011.

That same year, Jones was named one of the 100 most influential left-wing thinkers by The Daily Telegraph . Furthermore, in 2013, the political blog Left Foot Forward named Jones the most respected commentator on the British left.

Jones is a weekly columnist for The Guardian and has previously written for The Independent . He has also contributed to other newspapers, including the New Statesman , the Sunday Mirror , and Le Monde Diplomatique . His work as a political commentator on television channels such as BBC News , BBC One , Sky News , Channel 4 News , and ITV Daybreak , among others, is also noteworthy .