Owen JonesWhy ‘homosexual’ is loaded with stigmaThe English language is a funny thing. It lacks consistent rules. The meaning of a word can vary wildly dependent on context, and who is…·7 min read·Sep 4, 2023--6--6
Owen JonesThoughts on my Dad and death, 5 years onMy dad died 5 years ago today, and so I thought I’d write down a jumbled mess of thoughts, because I’ve personally found it really helpful…·6 min read·Jan 13, 2023--14--14
Owen JonesMacron is the handmaiden of fascism: and what that tells us about ‘centrisFor a long time, the dominant media narrative about French politics — one particularly peddled by self-styled ‘centrist’ pundits — was…·5 min read·Jun 20, 2022--2--2
Owen JonesCycling is overwhelmingly safe — but needs to be made saferYesterday, on the Jeremy Vine Show, we discussed the case of a cyclist who faces being prosecuted or fined after he reported a driver…·4 min read·Mar 22, 2022--9--9
Owen JonesWhy you can’t separate the T from LGBWhatever JK Rowling’s supporters think, LGBTQ people are bound together by their shared experiences. This is how.·5 min read·Mar 16, 2022--6--6
Owen JonesWhat does the Birmingham Erdington by-election tell us about Labour’s chances of winning a general…Labour have triumphed in the Birmingham Erdington by-election, with former nurse Paulette Hamilton — who was subjected to a series of…3 min read·Mar 4, 2022--4--4
Owen JonesNo, Jews did not collaborate in their own genocideFollowing Ken Loach’s statement that he had been expelled from the Labour party, I sent a tweet declaring that kicking out Britain’s…17 min read·Sep 6, 2021--8--8
Owen JonesThe lies of anti-trans rights activists need to be rebutted once and for allPolitics is, more often than not, about the exercise of power rather than truth. A narrative does not need to be honest to triumph: it…9 min read·Aug 6, 2021--18--18
Owen JonesTransphobia was always going to end up as crude, old-fashioned homophobiaWhy does anyone want to be a parent, with all the stress, exhaustion, and often thankless turmoil it can entail? A simple answer is a very…9 min read·Apr 5, 2021--7--7
Owen JonesWriting an honest account of Corbynism and its defeat: my response to Len McCluskeyLen McCluskey is a titan of the labour movement and, to my mind, a trade union leader defined by courage, principle and determination…15 min read·Oct 16, 2020--2--2