tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31588679.post1355688890408142347..comments2023-10-21T16:25:58.899+01:00Comments on Three Score Years And Ten: Michael Martin And MeHarry Barneshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01600933854461096745noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31588679.post-75320405370385339812009-06-23T08:44:37.429+01:002009-06-23T08:44:37.429+01:00Thank youThank youHughes Viewshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09584825975932080413noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31588679.post-68052501681550368762009-06-22T14:10:09.147+01:002009-06-22T14:10:09.147+01:00Hughes Views : I am sending Martin a copy of this ...Hughes Views : I am sending Martin a copy of this thread by post, I will ensure that your comments appear on it also.Harry Barneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01833380054575757928noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31588679.post-40699028926808982902009-06-22T13:01:12.451+01:002009-06-22T13:01:12.451+01:00I was sorry to see Michael Martin forced out of of...I was sorry to see Michael Martin forced out of office mainly, in my view, by snobs and traditionalists such as the sketch writers of the Guardian and Mail along with a raft of (mainly Tory) MPs.<br /><br />To illustrate that I'm not a Johnny come lately on this matter, I had a letter in the New Statesman when he was appointed in which I had a go at the snobs and welcomed him as a breath of fresh air.<br /><br />I shall miss the twinkle in his eye and his good sense. I hope he has a happy retirement.Hughes Viewshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09584825975932080413noreply@blogger.com