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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After Gordon

  • 17 July 2008
  • 12 comments

There are even those who relish the idea of leaving Cameron in charge of the worsening economic situation

Libel Tourism in the UK

  • 16 July 2008
  • 14 comments

The centre-right think tank Policy Exchange hosted a fascinating discussion on the UK's libel laws

A Demos event worth turning up to

  • 15 July 2008
  • 12 comments

Clay Shirky, author of Here Comes Everybody, was a must see event

David Davis: A Hollow Victory?

  • 11 July 2008
  • 8 comments

The victory for the Conservative candidate in Haltemprice and Howden raises uncomfortable questions for Labour and the Lib Dems

Boris Does the Right Thing

  • 10 July 2008
  • 12 comments

The new mayor of London should be congratulated for embracing the "living wage".

Hamas at Olympia

  • 10 July 2008
  • 116 comments

Why I have decided to pull out of IslamExpo this weekend

A sea change on immigration?

  • 10 July 2008
  • 8 comments

On public service reform, the government is at last beginning to listen to front-line staff, rather than Whitehall mandarins

Brown's Cones Hotline Moment

  • 08 July 2008
  • 3 comments

Concerns over food waste are well-founded, but Brown's comments make him look out of touch

Ingrid Betancourt -- who she?

  • 03 July 2008
  • 14 comments

The parochialism of the UK media plumbed new depths with coverage of the release of the kidnapped Colombian politician

When discrimination works

  • 03 July 2008
  • 5 comments

Parents of children who are now at private school are already talking of moving them to the local state sixth form

Green heroes

The top ten

20 green heroes and villains: Heroes

Green villains

The top ten

20 green heroes and villains: Villains

Bjorn Lomborg

Cloud control

Cloud control

Interview

Omar Bin Laden

The NS Interview: Omar Bin Laden

James Macintyre

Brown at war

Like it or not, Brown’s a war leader

What if...

Hugh Gaitskell lived

What if... Hugh Gaitskell had lived

Will Self

On brands

We’re all with the brand

Film review

A Serious Man

A Serious Man (15)

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