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Alex Hern is a staff writer at the New Statesman. You should follow Alex on Twitter.

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Economics
To boost wages, alter the balance of power in offices
01 July 2013

Publishing income tax records could help predistribute wealth.

Business
Google Reader is dying. Here's where to go next
01 July 2013

Don't bury your head in the sand, switch to one of these services.

Alex Hern
Pocket Spacecraft wants you to put a thing on the moon, for science
28 June 2013

A thing. On the moon. For less than the price of a PS4.

Business
Why you should care about the student loan fire-sale, even if you aren't a student
28 June 2013

Danny Alexander is out to get the worst return for your investment he can.

Economics
We're working more, but doing less: why GDP is so low
28 June 2013

Productivity is down year-on-year for the fourth quarter in a row.

Rents aren't rising as fast as you think
27 June 2013

The cost of private rentals has gone up by less than inflation over the last year.

Economics
Danny Alexander confirms: the student loan book will be privatised
27 June 2013

Off the book borrowing of the worst kind.

Economics
Britain never had a double dip recession – and that doesn't matter
27 June 2013

The magic of GDP revisions.

Books
The Ocean at the End of the Lane by Neil Gaiman: A half-remembered fairy tale from childhood
27 June 2013

A book that feels like it’s made up of offcuts and dreams.

International Politics
US Supreme Court strikes blow for same sex marriage
26 June 2013

DOMA and Prop 8 are both unconstitutional following todays rulings.

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