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Isabel Hardman is an English political journalist and commentator affiliated with right-wing politics. She is the assistant editor of The Spectator and edits Coffee House, its politics blog. She is also a columnist for The Telegraph and is a presenter of BBC Radio 4's The Week in Westminster.

Early life and education
Hardman attended Godalming Sixth Form College, where she edited the school magazine, stating that she had "always been involved" in student journalism. During her time at Exeter University she was the news editor of Exeposé, a student-run newspaper. She also received work experience with The Observer whilst at university, which offered her freelance work by the time of her second year. After graduating with a first class honours degree in English, she did a post-graduate course at Highbury College for an NCTJ Diploma in Journalism, an experience she described as "invaluable" for her subsequent career as a journalist.

Career
Hardman was first employed as a junior reporter for a social housing magazine called Inside Housing in August 2009. Despite not describing herself as political as a teenager and university student, writing about social policy and attending the 2010 party conferences developed her interest in politics. She began to support right-wing politics after starting to report politics and attending several select committees. She believed the Conservative Party also had a concern for social justice, having previously supported left-wing politics for this reason.

Hardman left Inside Housing as a senior reporter and became the assistant news editor of PoliticsHome in May 2011.

Hardman joined The Spectator in June 2012 as an assistant editor.

As of September 2012, Hardman has contributed towards The View from 22 podcast alongside the politics editor, James Forsyth.