Iain Martin



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Full name: Iain Martin

Area of interest: Westminster politics and the Labour and Conservative parties

Journals: The Daily Telegraph and The Sunday Telegraph

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Career: Scotsman: editor, 3 years; Scotland on Sunday: editor; Daily Telegraph: assistant editor (Daily and Sunday Telegraph), Sunday Telegraph: deputy editor, group executive editor of politics, head of comment and community, 2006/2009 Current position/role: head of comment and community, 2008/2009


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Column remit: "...the currents of thinking at Westminster – in particular, the evolving Tory party and its shifting fortunes. He also keeps a watchful eye on Gordon Brown and the Labour government."

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 * expenses: This crisis has revealed what is really wrong with Britain'' - A culture of rules and regulations has stifled morality in modern public life and wider society. It is now time to try a different approach - 17th May 2009
 * will replace Brown, not Johnson'' - Labour's infighting seems futile when it has only defeat in its future - 7th May 2009
 * need a sense of hope from the Tories'' - In these apocalyptic times, the Conservatives need to do more than dwell on our economic gloom - 3rd May 2009
 * is going to need far more people like Sir Michael Caine'' - The son of a charlady from Rotherhithe is an example of social mobility at its best – but try telling that to Labour - 28th April 2009
 * new quango: this House must put itself in order'' - A daily attendance rate is no solution to the expenses debacle, and if the Commons is to salvage its reputation it should reclaim its independence in dramatic fashion - 26th April 2009
 * next government needs a new way of governing'' - David Cameron will have to overhaul our political culture - and quickly - 19th April 2009
 * Brown's mask has slipped and it's not a pretty sight'' - The McBride scandal sheds a penetrating light on the PM - 17th April 2009
 * Cameron ready to lead us on the world stage?'' - The Tory leader's relationship with the public has not been as straightforward as was Blair's while in opposition - 5th April 2009
 * will be powered by free markets - not hype at the G20'' - Obama and Brown can boost confidence but only capitalism can create prosperity - 2nd April 2009
 * will there be cutbacks at Parliament plc?'' - Outrage over MPs’ expenses is justified, but it obscures the need to take a more fundamental look at how many politicians we need, and for what - 25th March 2009
 * 45p tax Boris is right, Cameron is wrong'' - The Tories' proposed new tax band sends a profoundly damaging message to wealth creators - 22nd March
 * Cameron faces a £50 billion challenge'' - Spending must be cut by freeing public services from the target culture and Whitehall - 20th March 2009
 * bank that Brown broke – and why it ought to break him'' - The disaster of Lloyds-HBOS could cost us £130 bn. So how come it isn't a bigger deal - 12th March 2009
 * special relationship is a joke, and it isn't funny'' - Barack Obama should be careful how he treats the British - one day he'll need us - 8th March 2009
 * must oppose the Bank of England's mad experiment'' - Printing money is a disaster and David Cameron should say so - 6th March 2009
 * chaos and decay: this is how governments die'' - He is preparing to address Congress in Washington next week, but at home, Gordon Brown's government is disintegrating - 27th February 2009
 * Mandelson's friends think he's a treasure. He isn't'' - Lord Mandelson's place in Labour's history has been greatly exaggerated - 22nd February 2009
 * to Brown's Billions: a farce remade as a tragedy'' - The growth of the public sector under Gordon Brown and Labour now amounts to a national emergency - 19th February 2009
 * it all fell apart for Prime Minister Michael Howard'' - Throughout the crisis, the Leader of the Opposition, Mr Brown, ran rampant - 15th February 2009
 * exhausted, Labour is giving up'' - Attention turns to who will take over from Brown as the party's leader in opposition - 13th February 2009
 * Cameron is learning that debt is the enemy'' - Only cuts in spending and taxes will drag Britain out of this financial crisis - 5th February 2009
 * flunked the history lesson'' - A government obsessed with the future can leave the country behind - 1st February 2009
 * Cameron can be a great PM - or a footnote'' - If the Tory leader does not rise above Blair-style mediocrity he will be chased quickly from office - 29th January 2009
 * RBS, then rebuild capitalism'' - Dramatic action is required to break a national cycle of despair - 22nd January 2009
 * is a Tory reshuffle that matters'' - Cameron's new team should be capable of becoming the cabinet with few tweaks - 18th January 2009
 * doesn't need a third runway but it'll get it'' -Building a third runway at Heathrow makes no sense. Hold up to the light the proposition that it must be built, view it from any angle, and the case disintegrates quickly - 15th January 2009
 * will need a delicate touch to defuse the Eurosceptic bomb'' - The looming European elections - and the possible return of Ken Clarke to the front bench - present the Tory leader with a dilemma - 11th January 2009
 * is making a comeback, and that's bad news for Gordon Brown'' - Our 'son of the manse' Prime Minister always believed he had an advantage denied to lesser mortals, but the tide appears to be turning - 6th January 2009
 * of the year? I nominate the Queen'' - The Queen's instinct for grabbing a hammer, spotting a nail and then proceeding to hit it on the head remains strong - 27th December 2008
 * Gordon Brown frightened of elections?'' - Poll fever grips Westminster, but don't bank on the PM going early - 18th December 2008
 * leads the world... at peddling fantasies'' - The new consensus of borrowing and bail-outs is as mistaken as the belief in endless boom - 13th December 2008
 * years and two cheers for Cameron'' - That Gordon Brown and David Cameron cannot stand each other was amusingly apparent last week - 7th December 2008
 * get up off your knees, please'' - Defenders of the free market must stand up to the corporatist tide that threatens our future prosperity - 4th December 2008
 * U-turn shows there is an alternative'' - The next election will be a proper Left-Right fight on the economy - 20th November 2008
 * side ready for an early election'' - The words "early election" carry a curse in Gordon Brown's circle - 16th November 2008
 * face tough choices'' - The shadow chancellor has positioned himself in the wrong place at the wrong time with the wrong approach to our economic woe - 13th November 2008
 * allows Britain to love US again'' - The election of Barack Obama allows Britons to restore a special relationship soured by Bush - 6th November 2008
 * and manners will mount a comeback'' - a long economic boom, combined with a liberal assault on good taste, brought us Ross and Brand - 31st October 2008
 * take note: Team GB is back on top form'' - For many the idea of wiping the grin off Brown's face will be more appealing than it was a month ago, not less. But everywhere in the Government there are signs of life - 26th October 2008
 * real damage Osborne wreaked'' - 'Yachtgate' has given Labour the chance to discredit David Cameron's reforms - 23rd October 2008
 * should end their silence'' - Brown's "rescue" of the banks will be a calamity and the opposition should be asking searching questions - 18th October 2008
 * alternative view of Krugman'' - Those praising the Nobel prize-winning economist have clearly never heard him speak - 16th October 2008
 * was promoted, not demoted'' -Brown executed a text-book piece of spin management around the "removal" of McBride - 15th October 2008
 * crisis: Gordon Brown should enjoy himself while he can'' - Don't forget who got us all into this mess, it was this Prime Minister as well as the bankers - 10th October 2008
 * is losing its grip on power'' - For the first time since the aftermath of Black Wednesday, the agenda is continually set by the Tories - 5th October 2008
 * party conference: David Cameron proves his hour has come'' - The Tories have much hard work to do, but yesterday their leader took a big step towards Downing Street when he came out as a Conservative - 2nd October 2008
 * must resist the urge to celebrate'' - The Conservative Party conference should do what Labour's didn't: talk to the country about the crisis that threatens us all - 25th September 2008
 * old lessons'' - Now it is broke Britain that the Tories must heal - 21st September 2008
 * needs to prove he can lead us'' - The Tories seem to have everything on their side, but they can't simply rely on Gordon Brown's failures if they are to win power - 12th September 2008
 * yes to the Union'' - Team GB's success in Beijing was a reminder that Unionism is primarily a cultural phenomenon - 7th September 2008
 * rebels are trapped by indecision'' - The plotters against Gordon Brown are dithering even more than their uncertain leader - 5th September 2008
 * is adrift without a proper foreign policy'' - To avoid being crushed by China or Russia we must act independently from Europe in alliance with America - 28th August 2008
 * Brown may lose it on a sprint'' - If the Olympics had been held last year, it is possible there would have been a Beijing bounce. This year, voters are likely to be a great deal more cynical - 24th August 2008
 * show Union is far from finished'' - Our sporting triumphs in Beijing pose a problem for those who believe dissolution of the Union is inevitable - 21st August 2008
 * now looks like PM-in-waiting'' - Gordon Brown's inexplicable delay in reacting to Russia's attack on Georgia has given the Tories their tipping point - 14th August 2008

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Latest news & updates:

 * Comment head Iain Martin leaves Telegraph Media Group - Deputy Chris Deerin steps up to comment role spanning Daily and Sunday Telegraph and website as Iain Martin departs - 13th July 2009

