Owen Jones tearing up his membership card indicts Starmer’s Labour
Owen Jones’s decision to abandon the Labour Party after 21 years of membership will surely resonate.
The commentator has a vast social media reach and attained near-iconic status with his books on class and his activism, particularly during the years of Jeremy Corbyn’s leadership.
The reasons for his departure are shared by the hundreds of thousands of former party members who have preceded him through the exit during the years of Keir Starmer’s leadership.
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