50p tax: Still a Tory obsession, still not that exceptional
Alex Hern runs over the latest piece of bad Conservative economics to try and get the 50p tax rate for the richest in our society scrapped.
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.
NHS assessment of Lansley’s plan’s risk makes for sober reading
Alex Hern details the concerning information to be found in NHS London’s assessment of the risk imposed by the government’s top-down reorganisation of the NHS.
What will Cameron do to end the racism of the young Conservatives?
Alex Hern questions just how deep the rot at Conservative Future goes
USA 2012: The Cain train derails
Alex Hern runs over the latest news from the race to the Republican candidacy. If it weren’t so terrifying, it would be a joy to watch.
Cable falls in line with Beecroft’s anti-worker voodoo economics
Alex Hern reports on Vince Cable’s announcement of his and his department’s support of Conservative donor Adrian Beecroft’s anti-worker employment reforms
If the right cares about sovereignty, why the silence on credit agencies?
Alex Hern asks why there is such silence from on the risk to democracy which the credit ratings agencies represent.
‘Workers are children, and if you don’t like high pay, move to Cuba’
Alex Hern covers the extraordinary comments of Dr Heather McGregor, who thinks workers are basically children, and that if you don’t live in Cuba, you shouldn’t have a say in how your company is run.
Tabloid hypocrisy shocker: “Aren’t those other papers nasty, with all that hacking?”
Alex Hern reports on the remarkable degree to which every tabloid manages to avoid reporting on its own implication in the phone hacking scandal.
Egyptian military’s violent crackdown threatens dream of democracy
The latest news from Egypt, where bloggers are being arrested and protesters are being shot with American-made teargas, in a haunting repeat of the Spring.
Greening orders no opt-out for clothes-penetrating scanners
Alex Hern covers the DfT’s statement ending the option for a opt-out from new scanners which reveal the naked body of the person being scanned