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Martin Bright

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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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?

No one is born to rule

  • 24 January 2008
  • 61 comments

To call Ken Livingstone to account is not to attack Labour, or support the Conservatives - quite the opposite

My questions for Ken

  • 17 January 2008
  • 119 comments

London's mayor must be open to legitimate scrutiny writes NS political editor Martin Bright who has been conducting an investigation for Dispatches

Reasons to be cheerful (Part two)

  • 10 January 2008
  • 6 comments

There may be more to Gordon Brown's New Year relaunch than meets the eye. Martin Bright, NS political editor, identifies the changes taking place on the Prime Minister's watch

Gordon’s gambles

  • 13 December 2007
  • 13 comments

From economic slowdown to official secrets, Gordon Brown faces a bumpy ride in 2008. Our political editor, Martin Bright, predicts the year ahead

Unity Mitford and 'Hitler's baby'

  • 13 December 2007
  • 25 comments

As war broke out, Hitler admirer Unity Mitford made a botched suicide attempt and was invalided home. But how come she ended up in a maternity home?

Breaking point

  • 06 December 2007
  • 8 comments

As the donation saga rumbles on, frustrated MPs tell our political editor, Martin Bright, that they are still waiting for Gordon Brown to show his true Labour colours

A Holy Alliance

  • 04 December 2007

The political relationship of Lord Ahmed and Baroness Warsi goes back a long way.

Muslim Council of Britain to Attend Holocaust Memorial Day

  • 03 December 2007

The MCB has finally bowed to public pressure to do the decent thing

Labour's Dangerous Donors

  • 02 December 2007
  • 10 comments

The Observer's 4-page special on the funding scandal is essential reading. So are The Mail on Sunday's latest revelations.

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