Martin Bright
Martin Bright began his journalistic career writing in very simple English for a magazine aimed at French school children. This experience has informed his style ever since. He worked for the BBC World Service, and The Guardian before joining the Observer as Education Correspondent. He went on to become Home Affairs Editor before becoming the New Statesman's political editor in 2005.
Articles by Martin Bright
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Middle East
The horror comes home
- 22 January 2009
- 89 comments
In Britain, the assault on Gaza has provided a dangerous rallying point for both the hard left and the Islamist radical right
UK Politics
Ken Clarke's return
- 19 January 2009
- 11 comments
New Statesman political editor Martin Bright gives his reaction to the return of former Tory chancellor Ken Clarke to frontline politics and asks is Cameron playing catch up?
UK Politics
A New Deal of the mind
- 15 January 2009
- 14 comments
The government's job creation plans are inspired by FDR's New Deal. But ministers have ignored its most lasting legacy: the boost it gave to writers, artists and intellectuals
UK Politics
It's a New New Deal
- 08 January 2009
- 6 comments
Gordon Brown invokes the spirit of FDR to promote his job creation programme. But is this the real thing, or classic political opportunism?
Politics
A Barack Obama for Britain
- 08 January 2009
- 5 comments
Chuka Umunna, Lawyer and prospective parliamentary candidate for Streatham
UK Politics
A year of ups and downs
- 18 December 2008
- 20 comments
What a difference a year made - and for no one more so than Gordon Brown, who earns five of my coveted parliamentary awards
UK Politics
Mystic Mart
- 15 December 2008
- 9 comments
I've just been re-reading my predications for 2008. How do you think I did?
UK Politics
The two-man show
- 11 December 2008
- 9 comments
It can be hard to believe James Purnell and Ed Balls are in the same party. But they are hyperactive, talented and have their eye on a larger prize
UK Politics
An abuse of power
- 04 December 2008
- 9 comments
It is not the most important secrets that are leaked. But this government has a nasty habit of seeking the easy target - the whistleblower
UK Politics
The end of principle
- 01 December 2008
- 34 comments
I was asked to speak at the conference of the New Labour evangelists Progress and found myself getting furious about the arrest of Damian Green
