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==Anti-Establishment credentials==
==Anti-Establishment credentials==
Jones has written a book called ‘The Establishment: And How They Get Away With It’. He frequently castigates politicians for being part of "the self-serving, mutual appreciation society – otherwise known as the British establishment".
Jones has written a book called ‘The Establishment: And How They Get Away With It’ (a grammatically flawed title). He frequently castigates politicians for being part of "the self-serving, mutual appreciation society – otherwise known as the British establishment".
He was nonplussed when in September 2016 on the Today program, veteran BBC interviewer John Humphrys asked him if he was not himself part of the establishment. Jones denied it.<ref>https://www.express.co.uk/news/uk/850165/Owen-Jones-BBC-Today-establishment-video-Brexit-European-Union-video</ref>
He was nonplussed when in September 2016 on the Today program, veteran BBC interviewer John Humphrys asked him if he was not himself part of the establishment. Jones denied it.<ref>https://www.express.co.uk/news/uk/850165/Owen-Jones-BBC-Today-establishment-video-Brexit-European-Union-video</ref>