The Alternative

The bestselling author of "The Establishment" prises out the evidence for an alternative to irresponsible and destructive consumer capitalism, travelling across the parts of the world most beset by right-wing populism and the areas in which anti-austerity ideas are under brave and exciting experimentation.

Owen Jones was born in Sheffield, grew up in Stockport and studied history at Oxford. His first book, the international bestseller Chavs, was long-listed for the Guardian First Book Award and chosen as one of The New York Times top 10 non-fiction books of 2011. In 2013 he won Young Writer of the Year at the Political Book Awards. His second book was the bestselling The Establishment: and How They Get Away With It, an exposé of Britain's powerful elites. He is a columnist for the Guardian and a frequent broadcaster.