Samuel Mercer is a political journalist that currently writes for a variety of publications, most notably the Huffington Post (as a blogger) and political journalism site, Backbench. Further to this, Samuel has written in a wide range of newspapers, including local newspapers in Warrington, as well as the University of Chester newspaper.
Samuel was awarded the Valedictory award for Politics at the University of Chester, and has successfully graduated with a degree in Politics. Samuel is now preparing for his PhD research at the Univeristy, delving into the complexities of political economy and the symbolism of work in the 21st Century. Quite a lot of the ideas are contained in the wide range of work detailed below.