Talk:The Abolition of Britain

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Author involvement?[edit]

The author of 'The abolition of Britain' has almost certainly worked on this Wikipedia entry. I would, however, be pleased to be corrected on this point. Thank you, Valentine Hayes signed in as New Canadian 14:01, 17 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]

No 'almost certainly' about it, Val old chap. The word is 'certainly'.My identifier as 'Clockback should be on it, since I was logged in as such when I wrote it. If it's not, then I have no idea why not. Once again it seemed to me we might as well get the facts right from the start. Peter Hitchens, logged in as Clockback 15:09, 17 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]

You were identified only by an IP address, hence my 'almost' qualification. Wikipedia has this unfortunate habit of logging people out under certain conditions, while leaving them with the impression that they are still logged on. This bug has been reported but not, as yet, resolved. There was little room for doubt about your writing style, though! New Canadian 02:44, 18 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Delighted to hear it's so distinctive. Perhaps you'd care to 'balance' it with your own contributions. I'm afraid the original summary was so, er, lacking ( it even failed to spell 'Chatterley' correctly and gave the British edition its US subtitle and vice versa)that I couldn't leave it alone. I'm in a way rather flattered that so many people who haven't read this book have strong opinions on it. This isn't a sufficient condition for classic status, of course, which I don't claim, but it seems to be a necessary one. Peter Hitchens logged in as Clockback 10:16, 18 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Notwithstanding the author's authorship of this article, it doesn't sound totally unreasonable to me. However, I have removed the "criticism" section which I feel focuses too much upon central heating and other tangential issues, rather than describing the full spectrum of responses. Also I have removed the tag, but please restore it if you disagree. Laurence Boyce 14:35, 4 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Editions[edit]

Is there any difference in content between the US and British edition? 86.16.47.249 21:11, 25 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Yes, a new preface and a glossary of some British terms unfamiliar to American readers. Peter Hitchens logged in as Clockback 17:56, 26 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Fair use rationale for Image:The Abolition Of Britain Cover UK ed.jpg[edit]

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Fair use rationale for Image:The Abolition Of Britain Cover US ed.jpg[edit]

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BetacommandBot (talk) 06:22, 24 January 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Andrew Marr quote[edit]

There is no web reference for the Marr quote -- the quote is taken from Andrew Marr's Observer review which appeared, presumably, in 1999, but it would be great if someone could give an exact reference for this (newspaper date, etc.)The quote is too good not to include. Jprw (talk) 14:53, 8 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

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