Tom Hewitson is a political journalist with an unhealthy obsession in all things web 2.0

He has experience in Print, Online, Radio and TV journalism and is an avid blogger. He is currently studying at City University Journalism school for a Masters in Political Campaigning and Reporting.

“Most of the time I feel like a kind of weird hybrid. On the one hand I know just how important it is for a journalist to be neutral, but on the other I’m desperate to campaign against all the things wrong in our world.

When I interned for an MP I hated the party line, when I worked at a newspaper I felt there was little understanding of how politics works.

Ironically I don’t think the collapse of trust in politics has anything to do with a lack of honesty, its about a lack of understanding. If the public and the media had understood that most MPs earn roughly 2/3 of what an average GP earns they may have been a little more accepting of wage increases and therefore prevented MPs from gaming the expenses system.

I believe that good journalism can solve these problems and help build the democracy we deserve.”

Tom currently edits youth political webzine The Vibe and runs the respected Parliamentary blog I Spy Strangers.

He has also previously had work featured by, amongst others, politics.co.uk, pinknews.co.uk and 3SIXTY magazine.