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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Politics
Greater Manchester Police get heavy with New Statesman writer
- 19 March 2008
- 8 comments
An encounter between a New Statesman journalist and the police
UK Politics
The woman who nearly stopped the war
- 19 March 2008
- 41 comments
Five years ago, Katharine Gun, a translator at GCHQ, learned something so outrageous that she sacrificed her career to tell the truth. Martin Bright on a brave deed that should not be forgotten
Politics
A Budget with looming shadows
- 13 March 2008
- 10 comments
There were no rabbits in his hat. Hanging over Darling's speech was the spectre of global economic uncertainty. Plus don't miss Donald Hirsch's analysis
Politics
On enemy territory
- 06 March 2008
- 89 comments
His desire to outflank the Tories on the right has distorted Gordon Brown's thinking
UK Politics
Class war in the House
- 28 February 2008
- 25 comments
The Michael Martin affair has exposed a raw tribalism that still separates the two major parties
Coming soon: poll of political insiders
- 28 February 2008
- 35 comments
A new website, PoliticsHomeIndex, will allow access daily polling of 100 movers and shakers in the political ferment
UK Politics
Divide for Ken
- 26 February 2008
- 105 comments
An online petition to support the Mayor of London suggests he's in more trouble than I thought
Politics
The truth is more tawdry than the lies
- 21 February 2008
- 8 comments
The so-called "Williams draft" of the notorious Iraq weapons dossier confirms at last that government spin was at the heart of the process
Politics
What about the workers?
- 14 February 2008
- 9 comments
An unglamorous bill presented shortly to parliament will define the direction of the Brown government - and its approach to social justice.
UK Politics
Taking the Michael
- 07 February 2008
- 12 comments
As the links between money and politics come under ever closer scrutiny, why is David Cameron so coy about the position of Tory deputy chairman and generous donor Michael Ashcroft?
