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
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
North America
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".
UK Politics
Hamas at Olympia
- 10 July 2008
- 116 comments
Why I have decided to pull out of IslamExpo this weekend
UK Politics
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
UK Politics
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
Human Rights
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
Education
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
