Alford “Ford” Fletcher

One of the only staff members to remain at the London Review after the switch to a new owner, Ford has been working the politics beat as long as he can remember. The son of a law clerk at a high-ranking firm, he was exposed to important names early around the dinner table, and began his career as an errand boy for the members of the House of Commons. He knows Parliament in and out, and spends the better part of his days within the actual buildings associated with it. His reporting is a bit dry, but straight-forward and thorough, and he somehow always finds nuggets to report on when the Houses are in recess. Never married, his dedication to his work has made it difficult to kindle relationships outside the halls of government or in the Review staff room.