Shunting the Queen’s Speech may save Lansely’s bill
Alex Hern details the effects that the extraordinarily late Queen’s Speech will have on legislation in the Lords.
Alex Hern
Website Alex graduated St Peter's College, Oxford, in 2011 and is a former Parliamentary researcher. He is currently working as Left Foot Forward's intern. Alex is an avid comic aficionado and critic. You should follow him on twitter.
How to contact an MP 2011-style: Do it 1911-style
Alex Hern reports on the lessons we can learn from Edelman’s survey of Westminster campaiging
The UK isn’t Greece, it’s Iceland
Alex Hern presents a picture which says everything needed about the sources and problems of British debt
Tax isn’t taxing when you’re Goldman Sachs
Alex Hern writes about the public accounts committee’s report on tax collection and HMRC’s dealings with big businesses, letting them off the hook.
Nick Clegg: Nothing the Conservatives do can make me leave
Alex Hern reports on Nick Clegg’s comments after his speech at Demos. He has revealed that there is nothing which will make him leave the coalition.
IDS gets that responsibility runs from bottom to top – why doesn’t the schools minister
Alex Hern asks whether Nick Gibb’s focus on “got to have it now” culture wrongly focuses on celebrity over city greed.
Christopher Hitchens 1949 – 2011
Alex Hern highlights the courage and conviction of Christopher Hitchens who died yesterday
Tabloid hypocrisy shocker: NotW scumbag accuses Guardian of “shoddy journalism”
Alex Hern covers the incredible cheek of the News of the World journalist Jules Stenson who accused Nick Davies of being a shoddy journalist.
USA 2012: The conspiracy aimed at nailing Palin
Alex Hern reports on the defence of Sarah Palin by the Tea Party Express.
Grim economic week: 128,000 more people jobless at Christmas
Alex Hern runs through the unemployment figures. Despite minor good news for Northern Ireland and the East of England, they remain grim.