Alex Hern
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.
Osborne in public: “I am not against Tobin taxes”; in private: “He remains unconvinced”
Alex Hern covers Osborne's attack on an FTT, and questions whether his arguments against them are even internally consistent.
Telegraph just can’t let the tent-flap go
Alex Hern covers the latest smear-job by the Telegraph against peaceful protest; the message is clear: If you aren’t in bed by midnight, you can’t protest.
A three step guide to writing a Simon Heffer column
Alex Hern runs over the “best” of Simon Heffer’s columns, and details how to write one yourself, so you don’t have to read his.
GOP: Bullying’s OK if God tells you to
We report the abhorrent political posturing of the Michigan republicans which has led to them wrecking an anti-bullying bill by allowing religiously-motivated abuse.
Cuba heading for a housing bubble to beat all bubbles
Left Foot Forward’s Alex Hern reports on the creation of a property market in Cuba for the first time since 1959.
Worst Student Tories Ever Faceoff: Oxford Tories 2011 v Bullingdon 1988 – You decide
Alex Hern covers the embarrassment to the Conservative Party that is the Oxford University Conservative Association, the racist, bigoted Oxford Uni Tory club.