Welcome to Jones the Voice
Hitch a ride in the slow lane with InYourArea’s Editor-in-Chief Hannah Jones and be right there with her as she negotiates life’s bumps in the road in her warm, witty and wonderfully Welsh way
Hiya, and thanks for dropping in to read Jones The Voice. I’m going to safely assume you’ve decided to stick with me even after discovering this Newsletter has nothing to do with Tom Jones, Ruth Jones, Grace Jones, Norah Jones or David Bowie (oh, do Google it). Sorry!
So although I can’t give you any insider goss on my fellow Joneses, I promise to share with you my unfiltered, often unflattering but always honest take on what it is to be unapologetically normal and celebrate the ordinary.
I hope we’ll become the best of friends - and by that I mean the type of pal who won’t pop round unannounced expecting tea and sympathy. Perish the thought!
We’re about to go on an adventure together into a heartland made up of people who don’t want gloss or glamour or Instagrammable fluff. I mean, who can literally be arsed to wash their hair for that?
Like you, I’m far more interested in turning up the volume and heart on the working class experience and finding the humour in even the most typically solemn of moments.
Of course we’ll talk about really important stuff - no, not politics, silly! Think more in terms of what makes a good funeral buffet or if butter really is better than margarine and you’re halfway there.
So why am I doing it? Well, some 2.9 million people get my Editor’s newsletter from InYourArea and every month and I’m always asked to write more. We want to keep that going of course but we thought a paid-for newsletter would be a great opportunity to share a bit more of me for those who want it.
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I hope you'll join me and the team from InYourArea on this journey, then. Just make sure you’ve got your elasticated trousers on for added comfort.