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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Mr Nadmi Auchi (an update)
- 04 June 2008
- 6 comments
The Iraqi billionaire convicted of fraud in France has forced the Guardian-Observer to remove six articles from its website
New Ideas? No thanks
- 04 June 2008
- 1 comment
A thoughtful discussion of liberalism and Labour provokes charges of treachery
UK Politics
The Flimsiness of the 42 Days Argument Exposed
- 04 June 2008
- 1 comment
Simon Jenkins gets it right
UK Politics
Major is not the model
- 23 May 2008
- 4 comments
The Labour Party is in serious trouble if it is looking to John Major for comfort in the wake of the Crewe and Nantwich by-election
UK Politics
Wanted: new-thinking pioneers
- 22 May 2008
- 31 comments
The intellectuals whose thinking underpinned Labour's return to office in 1997 have moved on. Where will the new ideas come from
Am I Becoming a Hainite?
- 20 May 2008
- 11 comments
Peter Hain has raised his head above the parapet to make some serious suggestions for the future of the left
Ideas
Why do we tolerate Press TV?
- 20 May 2008
- 10 comments
An interesting question on the Iranian state-funded station based in London
UK Politics
Undercover Mosque -- Justice is Done
- 16 May 2008
- 14 comments
The absurd attempts by West Midlands police to discredit Channel 4's investigation into Islamist preachers of hate has ended in humiliation
Human Rights
A Tragic Loss
- 16 May 2008
- 2 comments
Pauline Campbell was a tireless campaigner for women in prison following the suicide of her daughter in custody. Now she is dead herself and the government should be ashamed
UK Politics
The climb back of his life
- 15 May 2008
- 10 comments
Gordon Brown is still in deep trouble, and dreams of recovery. Will he weather the storm? There are historical precedents that may comfort him
