Iain Martin



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Full name: Iain Martin

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

Journals/Organisation: The Daily Telegraph | Daily Mail

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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; Wall Street Journal Europe: Deputy Editor, 2009/2011; Daily Mail: consultant editor and political columnist, 2011; freelance political journalist, since 2012 writes a regular blog for the Daily Telegraph Current position/role: Political columnist


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 * It feels like the Right has split irrevocably - David Cameron’s carelessness has mixed with public contempt for politicians to create a toxic brew - 21st May 2013
 * The Conservatives are becoming mired in arguments with themselves - Taking a cavalier approach to party management may be David Cameron's biggest mistake - 19th May 2013
 * Cameron and his party conspire to create a European shambles - The Prime Minister’s concessions over the EU referendum have eroded his authority - 15th May 2013
 * David Cameron's EU policy is in a mess - The Prime Minister thought he'd dealt with the spectre of Europe, but now Tories face the twin threat of Nigel Farage and the power of Brussels - 12th May 2013
 * Wanted: a leader who can unite the warring Tory tribes - The modernisers and the Right need one another to create a winning coalition - 3rd May 2013
 * Britain after Margaret Thatcher is a disunited nation - Tories should worry that for parts of the kingdom, the pomp of Margaret Thatcher's funeral seemed excessive - 18th April 2013
 * Her passing reminds Tories Cameron is not yet a winner - How Lady Thatcher’s passing may be a problem for the PM and a boost for Ukip’s Eurosceptics - 14th April 2013
 * Can the Tories save George Osborne? - No 10 is organising a campaign to shore up and rehabilitate the Chancellor as the election approaches - 7th April 2013
 * Welfare: the IDS reforms are under fire -In the face of the emotive campaigning of Labour and interest groups, the changes to benefits start biting on Monday - 30th March 2013
 * Samantha Cameron: A life after No 10? - Having kept a low profile, the Prime Minister's wife has made two noticeable public appearances in the past three weeks. Is there a plan afoot? - 29th March 2013
 * The Budget will do nothing for the nation's finances - George Osborne's Budget may have been politically astute but it is mostly tinkering - 24th March 2013
 * The Budget is a key test of Tory leadership - This is George Osborne’s last chance to have an impact on growth - 17th March 2013
 * David Cameron's rivals are becoming bolder - The Prime Minister is facing a dangerous cocktail of circumstances - 10th March 2013
 * David Cameron can learn lessons from a crushing defeat - All is not lost, but the Tory machine is creaking - 3rd March 2013
 * The Rennard scandal goes to the heart of the Lib Dems - The revelations pile the pressure on to Nick Clegg - 24th February 2013
 * The Civil Service may need a shake-up - The consensus that an impartial Civil Service is one of the strongest features of the British system has gradually broken down - 17th February 2013
 * Gay weddings: does David Cameron not care who he’s losing? - The Prime Minister’s modernist zeal for gay marriage is creating uproar among his backbenchers and the grassroots - 12th December 2012
 * EU: David Cameron must show his commitment to renegotiation - Some Tories say the Prime Minister should tell fellow EU leaders that for Britain it’s 'Common Market or Quit' - 9th December 2012
 * Leveson Report: What happens now depends on an old-fashioned Commons battle - David Cameron’s handling of the subject may be winning over Tory MPs - 2nd December 2012
 * David Cameron's boldness over Europe does him credit - The PM's toughness has delighted his party - 25th November 2012
 * Is Ed Miliband’s EU policy credible? - The Labour Party leader is determined to exploit David Cameron's troubles on Europe - 18th November 2012
 * Our tie-less brigade deserves a dressing down - The PM may have suffered a rare sartorial slip, but at least he was wearing the right outfit - 14th November 2012
 * How is David Cameron to react to the BBC's travails? - The Prime Minister has plenty on his plate unscrambling the existing inquiries - 11th November 2012
 * No Coalition divorce yet, but a separation is looking more likely - Europe may be the big issue but Trident and energy are also testing the partnership - 3rd November 2012
 * Is David Cameron out of his depth? - Despite good news on jobs, crime and inflation, various scrapes left the Government looking foolish last week. Do the Tories’ problems lie with the man at the top - 23rd October 2012
 * Seven days that shook David Cameron - It's been one of the worst weeks since the Prime Minister came to power. How can the Government get back on track? - 21st October 2012
 * David Cameron at the Conservative conference: the seven-year itch - Many Tories go to Birmingham believing David Cameron to be the cause of their foul mood. Seven years ago, an electrifying speech won the party round – this time he’ll need more than words - 8th October 2012
 * Jeremy Hunt could have picked a better time to speak out on abortion - The Health Secretary has reignited one of the fiercest political controversies on the eve of the Conservative conference - 7th October 2012
 * Ed Miliband can't afford to rest on his party's poll lead - The polls are smiling on Labour, but the party's future is far from clear - 30th September 2012
 * An EU referendum could be the crucial moment of David Cameron's career - The outcome could mark Mr Cameron out as one of history’s consequential prime ministers - 23rd September 2012
 * Is David Cameron’s leadership under threat? - Inside Politics: Iain Martin looks behind the rumours of a Tory leadership challenge that were circulating last week - 16th September 2012
 * David Cameron's reluctant reshuffle - It's been a long time coming, but David Cameron's reshuffle is unlikely to be very far-reaching - 2nd September 2012
 * Clegg might be a pantomime act, but Cameron gave him the role - The Prime Minister is reaping the fallout from his generosity to Lib Dems after the election - 30th August 2012
 * David Cameron must focus all his energies on the dire state of the economy - The Olympics may not have greatly boosted the PM or the nation's finances - 12th August 2012
 * Lords reform: David Cameron's retreat shows there is life left in the PM - The PM could not have driven through the Coalition’s plans for an elected House of Lords - 5th August 2012
 * Time for David Cameron and George Osborne to act like Tories - The latest shocking figures about the economy have prompted ministers to urge David Cameron to worry less about offending his Lib-Dem partners - 29th July 2012
 * President Romney is just what the Tories need - A Republican victory is in Britain’s interests - 24th July 2012
 * The Coalition could be much more radical on the economy - David Cameron and George Osborne need to take bold measures - 22nd July 2012
 * True Conservatives reject the Lords reform Bill - The Tory MPs opposing the Coalition’s vandalism of the Lords cannot be described as 'rebels’ - 10th July 2012
 * Why is the Coalition trying to overhaul the Lords? - In 2010 Cameron, eager to please Clegg, offered a package of constitutional reform - 8th July 2012
 * Please, spare us the phoney outrage over bankers’ misdeeds - Throughout the boom years the political class bowed at the altar of the megabucks - 1st July 2012
 * Is there any solution in sight to the eurozone crisis? - Yet another EU summit will take place this week to discuss the eurozone crisis - as usual the German Chancellor Angela Merkel is the key figure - 24th June 2012
 * The Conservatives in the Coalition show off their Tory credentials - The Conservative Party leadership is trying to undo public reaction to the botched Budget and cut the strong opinion poll lead Labour has opened up - 17th June 2012
 * What will be Chancellor George Osborne's next trick? - Last week was tough for the man touted as the Tories’ master strategist. Will George Osborne be able to restore his credibility - 3rd June 2012
 * 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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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
 * Former Telegraph comment editor Iain Martin moves to Wall Street Journal Europe - Donna Goddard, Journalism.co.uk, 8th September 2009
 * Iain Martin joins Daily Mail as a consultant editor - MediaUk.com, 16th March, 2011
 * The Daily Mail's new Saturday politics columnist is Iain Martin - Tim Montgomerie, ToryDiary, 16th March 2011
 * [http://www.iainmartinpolitics.com/2012/03/06/new-telegraph-blog New Telegraph blog - IainMartinPolitics.com, 6th March 2012



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 * http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iain_Martin