Coalition continues being wrong, wrong, wrong on its own tuition fees policy
A look at the latest attempt by the coalition to bribe universities to lower tuition fees, and their history of being unable to predict the effects of policies.
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.
Inflation is worse for the worst off
Left Foot Forward’s Alex Hern explains why the 5.2 per cent inflation figure is far lower than that actually experienced by the poorest in society.
Mail and Telegraph plea for racist Tintin book even Hergé disowned
Why are the Mail and Telegraph so eager for a Tintin book – one Hergé himself disowned because of its racist content – to be moved to the children’s section.
Why is the BBC promoting scam merchants?
Alex Hern covers the questionable business model of Unbound, a company which has got huge amounts of free publicity from Sky and the BBC.
Hutton repeats his big fat lie on public sector pensions
Alex Hern rebuts the Conservative government’s pensions tsar John Hutton’s lies, lies and lies over public sector pensions.
How we sold off the right to protest to the one per cent
Alex Hern covers the injunction taken out by Canary Wharf Group to prevent any protest occurring on its estate.
Greece is the word: Crisis in Athens as Papandreou set to resign
Greek prime minister George Papandreou will offer his resignation to the President today, reports Alex Hern with the latest in the eurozone financial crisis.
In touch?! Backbench Tories grumble over “inadequate” £65,738 salary
Alex Hern asks what on Earth out of touch Tory backbenchers were thinking when complaining to Conservative Home about their “inadequate” £65,738 salary.
The missing millions in the legal aid cuts
Alex Hern covers the bad maths in the Ministry of Justice’s spending review, and how it raises questions about their ability to save the money they’re trying to.
USA 2012: Cain self-destructs, and Huntsman attempts to drag Romney into the fray
Alex Hern covers the accusations of sexual harassment against Herman Cain, Mitt Romney’s radio silence, and Huntsman’s pitch-perfect “perfectly lubricated weathervane” attack.