Owen Jones

Owen Jones is a Guardian columnist and the author of Chavs: The Demonisation of the Working Class and The Establishment – And How They Get Away With It

• The House of Commons, London.

  Not yet worried about tyranny in Britain? This is why you should be

  Owen Jones

  Chilling comments by Reform figures can’t be dismissed when you consider the overwhelming power of the UK’s centralised state, says Guardian columnist Owen Jones

• Cuba's president Miguel Diaz-Canel at a protest against the US indictment of former president Raul Castro in Havana last week.

  Humiliated by Iran, the US wants an easy scalp: keep your eyes on Cuba

  Owen Jones
• Andy Burnham watches Everton v Sunderland, 17 May 2026.

  After the painful ruse of Starmerism, the left should be cautious about Andy Burnham

  Owen Jones
• A composite image of rosettes for Reform, Labour, the Greens, the Conservatives and the Lib Dems.

  The panel

  What do the unfolding local election results mean? Our panel responds

  Owen Jones, Henry Hill, Ruth Davidson, Jason Okundaye, Morgan Jones, Mark Pack and Carys Afoko
• Green party leader Zack Polanski appearing on Sunday Morning with Trevor Phillips. 03 052026.

  Zack Polanski’s Jewish identity is being erased because he is leftwing

  Owen Jones

• Sanchez and Lula stand holding each others hand aloft in front of a clapping crowd.

  The international right has CPAC. Has the left finally found its answer?

  Owen Jones
• Night time view of flames and smoke rising behind city

  Even the neocons have turned against wars in the Middle East

  Owen Jones
• A woman walks next to a pile of rubble from a damaged building with a digger on top of it, as a man searches through the debris

  Why is anyone surprised by the US and Israel’s latest war? It’s only what the world allowed them to do in Gaza

  Owen Jones
• Tony Blair at the inaugural meeting of Donald Trump’s Board of Peace in Washington, February 2026.

  Tony Blair says the left is in ‘unholy alliance’ with Islamists. It’s a desperate last ploy to quell the anger over Gaza

  Owen Jones

• An activist waves a Cuban flag on board the vessel Maguro as it arrives in Havana from Mexico with humanitarian aid, 24 March 2026.

  There are no missiles raining down on Havana. But what I saw there was still warfare

  Owen Jones
• Donald Trump in the White House earlier this week.

  Trump thinks brute force will arrest the US’s decline. His heavy-handed actions in Iran are only accelerating it

  Owen Jones
• Donald Trump salutes as a US army team moves flag-draped coffins at Dover in Delaware, US, on 7 March 2026.

  Britons don’t want any part of Trump’s war fixation – the sooner Labour realises that the better

  Owen Jones
• Close-up of student woman writing on educational exam on classroom at university

  Worried about freedom of speech? Then what’s happening at the Open University should terrify you

  Owen Jones

• Green Candidate Hannah Spencer Wins The Gorton And Denton By-ElectionMANCHESTER, ENGLAND - FEBRUARY 26: Green Party candidate and winner Hannah Spencer celebrates at an election rally with supporters at The Niamos Radical Arts Centre on February 26, 2026 in Manchester, England. The Greater Manchester constituency of Gorton and Denton is holding a by-election, triggered by the resignation of former Labour MP Andrew Gwynne due to ill health, following his suspension from the party in 2025. (Photo by Ryan Jenkinson/Getty Images)

  I saw how the Greens channelled voters’ anger – and fused it with hope. That’s why they won in Gorton and Denton

  Owen Jones
• With Jeremy Corbyn voted to be Your Party's parliamentary leader, the party is hoping to turn the page on bitter in-fighting since its launch, but will it succeed? Lucy Hough talks to Guardian columnist Owen Jones

  Today in Focus: The Latest

  Has Corbyn won Your Party power battle against Sultana? - The Latest

• Former leader of The Labour Party MP Jeremy Corbyn addresses The Founding Conference of Your Party Scotland taking place in Dundee. Members will also discuss and decide Your Party’s approach to May’s Scottish Parliament Holyrood elections. Should the party decide to stand, the process for selecting candidates, and developing policy will begin as early as Monday. Bonar Hall, Dundee. 08/02/2026, Scotland UK © COPYRIGHT PHOTO BY MURDO MACLEOD All Rights Reserved Tel + 44 131 669 9659 Mobile +44 7831 504 531 Email: m@murdophoto.com STANDARD TERMS AND CONDITIONS APPLY See details at http://www.murdophoto.com/T%26Cs.html No syndication, no redistribution. A22U4Y, sgealbadh, A22R4S

  Today in Focus

  Has Corbyn won the Your Party power battle? - The Latest

• Nigel Farage visits and opens Reform HQ in Gorton and Denton in Manchester, UK - 05 Feb 2026Mandatory Credit: Photo by Gary Roberts/SOPA Images/Shutterstock (16521728l) Reform UK supporters seen during the campaign. Nigel Farage's campaign visit to Gorton and Denton where he opened, by cutting a light blue ribbon, the Campaign HQ with Reform UK candidate Matt Goodwin. They were joined by Reform MP, for Runcorn and Helsby, Sarah Pochin who had to step over the ribbon before the cutting. Reform UK supporters held signs and waited in the cold. After the official opening Nigel Farrage and Matt Goodwin answered questions from the press together. Nigel Farage visits and opens Reform HQ in Gorton and Denton in Manchester, UK - 05 Feb 2026

  What’s the state of this Starmer-led nation? Speak to angry voters in Gorton and Denton and it all becomes clear

  Owen Jones

• Today in Focus: The Latest

  Owen Jones on Palestine Action high court win | The Latest

• Today in Focus

  Palestine Action wins court challenge over ban – The Latest

• The Palestine Action ruling vindicates the courageous – and shames the complicit

  Owen Jones