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
A Cabinet of all the Talents?
- 18 September 2008
- 3 comments
Bernard Donoughue's essay comparing the present political atmosphere to that under Jim Callaghan is a must read
Politics
Feverish Speculation
- 18 September 2008
- 1 comment
Let's all calm down and get a bit of perspective
UK Politics
Democracy is the loser
- 18 September 2008
- 6 comments
The rebels' tactics may not produce a challenger to Brown, but the point has now been made that the party is anti-democratic
UK Politics
Interview: James Purnell
- 18 September 2008
- 13 comments
Saviour of Labour or dangerous Thatcherite? James Purnell, the Work and Pensions Secretary, talks to Martin Bright about capitalism, the leadership battle and winning back the voters
UK Politics
Weekend Round-Up -- 15 September 2008
- 15 September 2008
- 6 comments
The commentariat was wrong-footed by the Labour rebellion, but it's running to catch up.
UK Politics
Let's Get Serious
- 14 September 2008
- 9 comments
There are still attempts to suggest that it's business as usual in Westminster. The reality is Gordon Brown is in deep trouble.
UK Politics
Two diagnoses, one conclusion
- 11 September 2008
- 5 comments
The unions and the Liberal Democrats agree on one thing: new Labour is at the end of the road
UK Politics
Real passion at the TUC fringe
- 09 September 2008
- 20 comments
Martin Bright finds anger and genuine belief but not necessarily the right answers at the Morning Star rally on the TUC fringe
UK Politics
Where the Hard Left and Extreme Right Meet
- 08 September 2008
- 16 comments
One of the world's most notorious anti-Zionists takes aim at critics of a fellow Holocaust-denier
UK Politics
Weekend Round-Up -- 8 September 2008
- 08 September 2008
Following Charles Clarke's intervention in the New Statesman last week, the commentariat turned up the temperature on the Prime Minister over the weekend







