Martin's View

A blog mainly about politics, both domestic and international. For those who are seeking safe passage between the extremes.

Thursday, 20 November 2014

TTIP and ISDS - one good, one bad.

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The Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership has hit a major stumbling block, with the announcement that France will not sign it in i...
Thursday, 6 November 2014

A Lidl Supermarket bans Polish

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I don’t speak Portuguese.  Neither does my family.  So it was with relief that when in Lisbon last year that in the local supermarket that ...
Tuesday, 7 October 2014

History, Europe and Being British.

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I’m looking at a portrait of my wife.   That mere statement should identify me as rich, privileged and thus most likely a Conservative....
Wednesday, 24 September 2014

What Now?

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There are so many “What Nows” that, like Marcellus Wallace in Pulp Fiction, one can be easily answer another point when the question is put...
Monday, 15 September 2014

The Scottish Referendum: The Pound and Why All the Fuss?

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Friday morning and we shall all know.   Until then, footwear will be worn out, voices cracked, keyboard tapped and nerves frayed.   Televis...
Monday, 1 September 2014

The Scottish Referendum: Why I Am Voting No.

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Like most people I suspect, my reasons for voting the way I am are a mixture of logic, emotion and personal experience.   What this piece w...
Sunday, 10 August 2014

A Friend Asks Me: "Who Should I Vote For After a Yes Vote?"

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On Facebook, my mate and political belligerent Alex wrote the following on my timeline. " My dear friend - as the only person I kno...
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