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The Conservatives ignore middle-England's concern about climate change at their peril

Meet the ex-soldier fighting the Tory right in Tunbridge Wells

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Nick Cohen
Feb 16, 2023
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​ Protests against the climate emergency on the mean streets of Tunbridge Wells. CREDIT: KentLive

Mike Martin is the sort of chap who used to be a natural Tory.  He served in Afghanistan, where the army put his knowledge of Pashto to good use, and is a visiting fellow at the Department of War Studies at King’s College, London. War Studies, …

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