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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UK Politics
Charles Clarke, the New Statesman and the future of the Labour Party
- 05 September 2008
- 5 comments
The former Home Secretary's article in this week's New Statesman whipped up a storm, but what's the back story?
UK Politics
Five stark truths
- 04 September 2008
- 40 comments
The summer did not bring a coup against Gordon Brown, but during this time some inescapable realities have emerged
Society
And the winner is...
- 29 August 2008
- 8 comments
newstatesman.com users vote overwhelmingly for an investigation into Britain's asylum crisis
UK Politics
No glory for the other Team GB
- 21 August 2008
- 76 comments
The Olympics and Georgia were both opportunities for Brown: why did he not seize the moment?
International Politics
Israel and The British Left: The Great Betrayal Revisited
- 19 August 2008
- 77 comments
An article from earlier this year continues to provoke discussion, but it should not poison other debates
Art
The Death of Michael Baxandall
- 19 August 2008
The passing of a great art critic stirs mixed memories
Human Rights
Walktalk Reaches London
- 18 August 2008
- 2 comments
Gill Hicks, a survivor of the 7/7 bombings, has walked from Leeds to London for peace, on prosthetic legs
Human Rights
New Statesman Investigates -- Update
- 18 August 2008
- 33 comments
Readers are voting in numbers for an investigation into the government's asylum policy
Media
Sunday Roundup - 17 August 2008
- 17 August 2008
- 1 comment
A weekly look at the politics stories and comment in the Sunday newspapers
UK Politics
Bright's Blog Top Ten
- 15 August 2008
- 3 comments
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