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.
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.