Isabel Hardman (born May 1986) is a political journalist and the assistant editor of The Spectator. In 2015, she was named "Journalist of the Year" at the Political Studies Association's annual awards.Isabel Hardman was born in May 1986. She is the daughter of Michael Hardman, the first chairman and one of the four founders of the Campaign for Real Ale. She attended St Catherine's School, Bramley, and Godalming College, before graduating from the University of Exeter with a first class degree in English Literature in 2007. While at university, Hardman worked as a freelance journalist for The Observer. She completed a National Council for the Training of Journalists course at Highbury College in 2009. Wikipedia