Martin Waller was born on 27 March 1957 and is a former financial journalist and columnist for The Times.
16 Facts About Martin Waller
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Martin Waller has described having left "on the first train out, the day after my last exam".
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Martin Waller then studied journalism at the Thomson Regional Newspapers course in Cardiff in the autumn of 1977.
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Martin Waller worked for several years at Thomson Magazines on Construction News and got his first job in the City at the Exchange Telegraph wire service.
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Martin Waller then joined The Times as a junior business reporter in April 1988 and has worked in a number or roles in the business department, including about a decade writing the city diary.
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Martin Waller took over the Tempus investment column in June 2010.
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In 2008, Martin Waller was interviewed by iBall of Interactive Investor International, in which he was described as having "ruffled a few feathers in his time" and being "renowned for delivering the most entertaining and informed city diary in Britain".
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Martin Waller was criticised for not understanding the subject matter.
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Clare Rodway has described Martin Waller as being "famous for his acerbic wit".
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Martin Waller has criticised PowerPoint presentations, saying they are counter-productive and people cannot read while hearing a speech simultaneously easy.
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In 2009 Martin Waller publicly criticised Mehdi Hasan of the New Statesman over an article questioning Vince Cable, then shadow chancellor for the Liberal Democrats, over actions taken when Cable was chief economist at Shell.
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In March 2014 Martin Waller was named as Financial Journalist of the Year at the City of London Wealth Management Awards.
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Martin Waller now writes on an occasional basis for the online publication East Anglia Bylines writing on subjects such as economics, politics and business.
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Martin Waller tweeted and wrote a blog entitled 'Tom Paine's Bones'.
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Martin Waller has described his politics as "fairly left wing but with a libertarian tinge".
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Martin Waller is married with two children and moved from London to Woodbridge, Suffolk in October 2019.