Time to step forward on the Spartacus report
Alex Hern writes on the Spartacus report, which shows the extent of opposition to the changes to DLA
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.
It’s official: the 50p tax rate raises revenue
As the evidence comes in that the 50p tax rate raises hundreds of millions of pounds a year, Alex Hern looks at what the new Tory line will be on the rate.
Will 2012 see the first university bankruptcy?
Alex Hern looks ahead to 2012 and what the year holds for students in Britain.
2012: The year ahead for young people
Alex Hern looks at what we can expect for the under-25s in 2012. Youth unemployment will remain the number one problem, and some campaigns to deal with it are better than others
Peter Oborne is wrong about the ‘unpopular’ liberal Left
Alex Hern shows the problems with Telegraph columnist Peter Oborne’s claim that the Left tends to be unpopular with voters.
The billion-pound cost of badly-drafted green taxes
Alex Hern reveals the flaws of the EU’s emissions trading system, which has numerous provisions which cost billions and do nothing to reduce pollution.
Will Clegg fight against a Fresh Start on the EU?
Alex Hern reports on the Fresh Start group’s upcoming white paper, and asks what the Liberal Democrat reaction to it will be.
Who is the Democrats’ Republican candidate?
Alex Hern looks at who the ideal Republican candidate would be for the Democratic party in the US Presidential election race.
Santorum: The candidate the right loves because he hates gay people
Rick Santorum thinks that there’s no difference between homosexuality and incest. Lovely.
How the Olympics privatised your mouth
With the Olympic Games coming to London this summer, Alex Hern covers the slightly overbearing brand protection employed by LOCOG. Just don’t say 2012…