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
The Known Unknown
- 28 November 2007
The Labour Party knew very well who David Abrahams was. He was invited to at least one gala dinner and attended party conference
Who is David Abrahams?
- 28 November 2007
- 1 comment
Apparently everyone seems to have encountered Labour's latest embarrassing donor, but no one realised he was trouble
Media
My favourite blog just disappeared
- 28 November 2007
- 5 comments
The musings of an intern at Labour Party HQ. I assumed this was a spoof blog but then it disappeared as soon as I tried to find out more
UK Politics
The Blair Years
- 26 November 2007
- 3 comments
Watching officials come clean about the Iraq War is not a very edifying spectacle
UK Politics
I'm very pleased Nick's now aligned with me
- 22 November 2007
- 4 comments
After the spat with Lib Dem leadership rival Nick Clegg, Chris Huhne is unrepentant, determined to prove he's not a predictable, mushy-porridge politician.
UK Politics
Calamity Brown
- 22 November 2007
- 11 comments
Martin Bright on the malaise at the heart of government - part of our unrivalled coverage in the Inside Track including an interview with Chris Huhne
UK Politics
Jacqui Smith: a question of courage?
- 15 November 2007
- 8 comments
Why do Labour Home Office ministers stumble so badly when they attempt to deal with immigration? Because the party is still fundamentally uncomfortable with the whole issue
Politics
''Brown and Cameron are illiterate and parochial''
- 15 November 2007
- 12 comments
Nick Clegg dismisses charges he's the right-wing candidate in the Lib Dem leadership election. He's eloquent and confident but it's no more Mr Nice Guy
UK Politics
The politics of fear
- 08 November 2007
- 6 comments
A legislative programme that contains many laudable goals will instead be dominated by authoritarianism, says our political editor - plus cross-party reaction to the Queen's Speech
