"I don't believe in the political hijacking, quite frankly, of the deaths of six little kids whose lives were snatched away from them by this monster... The idea [Mick Philpott] is representative of people on benefits is as absurd as claiming Harold Shipman is in anyway representative of doctors, or indeed the case of Steven Seddon last week, now Steve Seddon was jailed for life because he killed his parents in an effort to extort £230,000 of inheritance money - is that in anyway an argument for arguing about the problems of the inheritance system because his motives were financial? Of course they weren't."
Here he is on This Morning with the right-wing bum gravy machine, Guido Fawkes/Paul Staines.
And here he is with the comically posh and patrician AN Wilson on BBC News.
And here's Owen on Channel 4 News.
And on LBC Live.
And in The Independent, Philpott Verdict: Blame The Man, Not His Class.
[Edit: And on Sky News on Friday with some Jabba from The Spectator].
As Mr Jones's profile continues to grow, let's hope it all doesn't go to his pretty little head.
We have more than enough journalists who have fallen in love with their celebrity status and act like arseholes, thanks.
Edit: This wasn't meant to mock Owen Jones - sorry if it seemed so.
I'd despair at any radio or TV researcher who didn't get the author of Chavs: The Demonization of the Working Class to comment on this story.
My final paragraph was a general comment about how fame and vanity - which is a bit chicken and egg, admittedly - have been the ruin of many other journos.
Regular viewers may know I'm quite the fan of our Owen.
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