Union would have minimal impact on the economy and employment, stating: "There's not going to be any economic pain. If there are job losses, they will be very few." According to The New European, he later contradicted this statement, declaring in January 2019 that he had "made it very clear in every speech I gave we would be economically worse off." Media Jones was the guest on BBC Radio's Desert Island Discs, broadcast on 21 May 2006. He won BBC One's Celebrity Mastermind with a 9-point margin finishing on 33 points on 5 January 2011. Jones nominated Winston Churchill on BBC Radio 4 Great Lives. He presented the BBC Two programme The New Troubleshooter where he "helps businesses realise their potential, ruffling feathers and bruising egos along the way as he gets stuck in and delivers his analysis and advice", taking over the mantle of John Harvey-Jones who presented the original series Troubleshooter. In July 2014 he presented a programme on BBC Radio 4, The Business Covenant. In 2020 presented a programme looking at how businesses are getting ready for Brexit on Times Radio. Books In 2011 Jones published his first book, Fixing Britain: The Business of Reshaping Our Nation (Wiley), which was shortlisted for the 2012 CMI Management Book of the Year. In 2017 Fixing Business: Making Profitable Business Work for the Good of All, was published in April 2017, also with Wiley. Honors and interests Jones has honorary fellowships from Cardiff University, University College London and Cardiff Metropolitan University; and a number of honorary doctorates from various UK universities. While an active peer, Jones registered his outside interests with the UK parliament. This consisted of a number of chairmanships, paid speaking engagements, shareholdings, and directorships, and positions as an advisor. Personal life Jones and his wife, Pat, live in Guernsey. Jones is a supporter of Leicester Tigers (officially Leicester Football Club), Aston Villa FC and a member of the Reform Club. Jones is also Patron of the Triumph Owners’ Motorcycle Club. References External links CBI annual report & accounts, 2007 Lord Jones of Birmingham on TheyWorkForYou.com 1955 births Living people 20th-century British businesspeople 21st-century British businesspeople 20th-century Royal Navy personnel Alumni of University College London British business writers British businesspeople British Eurosceptics English solicitors Commissioners for Racial Equality Crossbench life peers Knights Bachelor People educated at Bromsgrove School People from Birmingham, West Midlands Life peers created by Elizabeth