Isabel Hardman

Isabel Hardman (born 5 May 1986), is an English political journalist and the assistant editor of The Spectator. In 2015, she was named Journalist of the Year at the Political Studies Association's annual awards. Hardman began her career in journalism as a senior reporter for Inside Housing magazine. She then became assistant news editor at PoliticsHome, moving to The Spectator in 2012. In September 2014, GQ magazine named her as one of their 100 most connected women in Britain, and in December 2015, she was named "Journalist of the Year" at the Political Studies Association's annual awards. She is currently the assistant editor of The Spectator. She appears on television programmes such as Question Time, The Andrew Marr Show and Have I Got News for You, and is a presenter of the BBC Radio 4 programmed Week in Westminster. She hosts The Spectator Podcast. She also writes a monthly column for the i paper on health policy and a weekly column for the Evening Standard on nature in London.