Greek-born, Alex Andreou has a background in law and economics. He runs the Sturdy Beggars Theatre Company and blogs at Sturdyblog. Twitter: @sturdyalex
16 Dec 2013: Alex Andreou: The real scandal about the way the state pension age is being raised to 70 is that it takes no account of inequalities in life expectancy
20 Nov 2013: Alex Andreou: Trillions of dollars change hands every day in the foreign exchange markets. Yet this vast industry profits from peaks and troughs – it has no interest in a stable economy
17 Nov 2013: Alex Andreou: There's been a cynical smudging of the link between working and getting paid, and I won't exchange my labour solely for the approval of corporate entities
11 Nov 2013: Alex Andreou: Rolfe's life collapsed after serving in Bosnia and Iraq. His story of a life collapsing after leaving the military is all too common
1 Nov 2013: Alex Andreou: To understand the appeal of Ukip it helps to think about the four quadrants of the political compass. Who else covers the authoritarian right?
29 Oct 2013: Alex Andreou: The precipitous sacking of Haringey's former children's services chief over Baby P silenced debate over what went wrong. £600k is the price for that silence
23 Oct 2013: Alex Andreou: From nuclear energy to Royal Mail, the inefficiency of privatisation will not put off politicians addicted to protecting their careers