ian martin

Nov 3, 2024 | medium.com | ian martin

Ian Martin·Follow3 min read·--“Oh! You’re a writer, eh? Where do you get your ideas?”Sound familiar? Yes, I’m sure it does. My answer is, I don’t know and I’ve stopped trying to find out. They just come. It might have something to do with what I read, though. A selection below, of books that I’ve kept close for a long time. In middle school, around the age of 13, we had a female substitute teacher in English who encouraged us to write plays.

Oct 10, 2024 | theguardian.com | ian martin

When it was announced that Boris Johnson was to publish an honest account of his time in Downing Street, we all thought: how honest would it be? Because for three magical years, Britain’s greatest prime minister showed us exactly what extreme honesty in politics looked like. Would his innate modesty allow him to reveal the full extent of his selfless service, his valour, his tireless dedication behind the scenes to Build Boris’s Brexit Britain Back Better?

Jun 21, 2024 | theguardian.com | ian martin

Less than a fortnight left of the Tories’ 14-year general election campaign, and they’re panic-packing their five stages of grief into one big emotional carry-on for the holidays. Bafta nominee Rishi Sunak choppered out to a North Sea oil rig, scrambled into hi-vis and earnestly insisted the Conservatives could win this election.

Jun 12, 2024 | theguardian.com | ian martin

Is political satire dead? No. It’s just been temporarily eclipsed by satirical politics. And honestly, has there ever been a more satirical politician than Rishi Sunak? He is a natural, and we have been fortunate witnesses indeed to this brief yet dazzling masterclass. For decades, a slow-motion metaphysical event has been crunching politics and satire together to form a super-dense singularity.

Feb 26, 2024 | passblue.com | ian martin |Marissa Conway |Dan Becker |Dawn Clancy |Arthur Bassas

As the United Nations approaches its Summit of the Future in September, the anger of under-represented regions is compelling stronger statements of commitment to reforming the Security Council.