What is the Murdoch test for shutting down a newspaper?
Alex Hern looks at what the differences are between the NotW in 2011 and the Sun in 2012, and asks why Murdoch shut down one and not the other.
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.
Rewards for failure continue at the top of industry
Alex Hern examines the common link between the appalling bad RBS quarter, and the appallingly good Centrica one: Rewards for failure.
Workfare is not voluntary
Alex Hern repeats what needs repeating: Workfare is not voluntary.
The information you need to end workfare
Alex Hern presents the data you need to join the campaign to end workfare.
Obama’s playing against a weak field, but it’ll never be as bad as last time
Barack Obama can start laughing all the way to the White House right… about… now.
Ken v Gilligan: When a thousand pounds is also £150
Alex Hern looks at the accuracy of Andrew Gilligan’s attack on Ken Livingstone and finds the answer is somewhere in the middle.
If Liz Truss wants to be more like Germany, she should boost workers’ rights
Alex Hern shows Liz Truss the piece of data she seems to be ignoring in her attempts to become more like Germany.
‘What Hague had to say was absolute crap’: A masterclass in economic communication
Alex Hern presents the amazing economic communicator that is Dr Peter Morici.
European Socialists call for more than talk on youth unemployment – will the blue bloc listen?
Alex Hern looks at the calls for a reality-based solution to youth unemployment from the EU socialists
Murdoch arrives in London to try and save the Sun from itself
Alex Hern covers the arrival at Wapping by Rupert Murdoch, as he tries to save the Sun from itself