diff --git a/src/cljs/youyesyet/core.cljs b/src/cljs/youyesyet/core.cljs
index 1e28d4b..cc6cccb 100644
--- a/src/cljs/youyesyet/core.cljs
+++ b/src/cljs/youyesyet/core.cljs
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
             [youyesyet.ajax :refer [load-interceptors!]]
             [youyesyet.handlers]
             [youyesyet.subscriptions]
+            [youyesyet.ui-utils :as ui]
             [youyesyet.views.map :as maps])
   (:import goog.History))
 
@@ -36,19 +37,9 @@
       (nav-link "#/about" "About" :about collapsed?)]]))
 
 
-(defn back-link []
-  [:div.back-link-container {:id "back-link-container"}
-   [:a {:href "javascript:history.back()" :id "back-link"} "Back"]])
-
-
-(defn big-link [text target]
-  [:div.big-link-container
-   [:a.big-link {:href target} text]])
-
-
 (defn about-page []
   [:div.container {:id "main-container"}
-   (back-link)
+   (ui.back-link)
    [:div.row
     [:div.col-md-12
      "this is the story of youyesyet... work in progress"]]])
diff --git a/src/cljs/youyesyet/ui_utils.cljs b/src/cljs/youyesyet/ui_utils.cljs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7b9d4c4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/cljs/youyesyet/ui_utils.cljs
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+(ns youyesyet.ui-utils)
+
+;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;
+;;;;
+;;;; youyesyet.views.electors: electors view for youyesyet.
+;;;;
+;;;; This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
+;;;; modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License
+;;;; as published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2
+;;;; of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
+;;;;
+;;;; This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+;;;; but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+;;;; MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+;;;; GNU General Public License for more details.
+;;;;
+;;;; You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+;;;; along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
+;;;; Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA  02110-1301,
+;;;; USA.
+;;;;
+;;;; Copyright (C) 2016 Simon Brooke for Radical Independence Campaign
+;;;;
+;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;
+
+;;; User interface stuff common to many views
+
+
+(defn back-link []
+  [:div.back-link-container {:id "back-link-container"}
+   [:a {:href "javascript:history.back()" :id "back-link"} "Back"]])
+
+
+(defn big-link [text target]
+  [:div.big-link-container
+   [:a.big-link {:href target} text]])
diff --git a/src/cljs/youyesyet/views/about.cljs b/src/cljs/youyesyet/views/about.cljs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..13832db
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/cljs/youyesyet/views/about.cljs
@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+(ns youyesyet.views.about
+  (:require [re-frame.core :refer [reg-sub]]
+            [youyesyet.ui-utils :as ui]))
+
+;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;
+;;;;
+;;;; youyesyet.views.electors: electors view for youyesyet.
+;;;;
+;;;; This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
+;;;; modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License
+;;;; as published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2
+;;;; of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
+;;;;
+;;;; This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+;;;; but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+;;;; MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+;;;; GNU General Public License for more details.
+;;;;
+;;;; You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+;;;; along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
+;;;; Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA  02110-1301,
+;;;; USA.
+;;;;
+;;;; Copyright (C) 2016 Simon Brooke for Radical Independence Campaign
+;;;;
+;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;
+
+
+;;; The pattern from the re-com demo (https://github.com/Day8/re-com) is to have
+;;; one source file/namespace per view. Each namespace contains a function 'panel'
+;;; whose output is an enlive-style specification of the view to be redered.
+
+(defn panel
+  "Generate the about panel."
+  []
+  [:div.container {:id "main-container"}
+   (ui/back-link)
+   [:div.row
+    [:div.col-md-12
+     "this is the story of youyesyet... work in progress"]]])
diff --git a/src/cljs/youyesyet/views/home.cljs b/src/cljs/youyesyet/views/home.cljs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..15c628d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/cljs/youyesyet/views/home.cljs
@@ -0,0 +1,48 @@
+(ns youyesyet.views.home
+  (:require [re-frame.core :refer [reg-sub]]
+            [youyesyet.ui-utils :as ui]))
+
+;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;
+;;;;
+;;;; youyesyet.views.electors: electors view for youyesyet.
+;;;;
+;;;; This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
+;;;; modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License
+;;;; as published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2
+;;;; of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
+;;;;
+;;;; This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+;;;; but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+;;;; MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+;;;; GNU General Public License for more details.
+;;;;
+;;;; You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+;;;; along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
+;;;; Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA  02110-1301,
+;;;; USA.
+;;;;
+;;;; Copyright (C) 2016 Simon Brooke for Radical Independence Campaign
+;;;;
+;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;
+
+
+;;; The pattern from the re-com demo (https://github.com/Day8/re-com) is to have
+;;; one source file/namespace per view. Each namespace contains a function 'panel'
+;;; whose output is an enlive-style specification of the view to be redered.
+;;; I propose to follow this pattern. This file will provide the home view.
+
+(defn panel
+  "Generate the home panel."
+  []
+  [:div.container {:id "main-container"}
+   (ui/big-link "About" "#/about")
+   (ui/big-link "Map" "#/map")
+   [:div.jumbotron
+    [:h1 "You Yes Yet?"]
+    [:p "Time to start building your site!"]
+    [:p [:a.btn.btn-primary.btn-lg {:href "http://luminusweb.net"} "Learn more »"]]]])
+   (when-let [docs @(rf/subscribe [:docs])]
+     [:div.row
+      [:div.col-md-12
+       [:div {:dangerouslySetInnerHTML
+              {:__html (md->html docs)}}]]])
diff --git a/src/cljs/youyesyet/views/map.cljs b/src/cljs/youyesyet/views/map.cljs
index 5705b40..d926295 100644
--- a/src/cljs/youyesyet/views/map.cljs
+++ b/src/cljs/youyesyet/views/map.cljs
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@
   [:div#map {:style {:height "500px"}}])
 
 
-(defn map-div
+(defn panel
   "A reagent class for the map object."
   []
   (reagent/create-class {:reagent-render map-render