Talk:Carol Thatcher

Paradox?
Surely its a bit a paradox to state she has 'kept a low profile' in the first line and then conclude that she is currently appearing in a prime time reality tv show...??

Style
Am I mistaken, or is Carol Thatcher entitled to be called "The Honourable", since her mother is a Baroness?
 * No, you're not mistaken, and yes, she is. Proteus (Talk) 10:04, 12 December 2005 (UTC)

I don't doubt this one bit, but where is there authority for this? Hypnoticmonkey (talk) 14:53, 21 May 2008 (UTC)
 * What do you mean with authority for this? It's is a custom, I don't know whether it is written in a law or something. "The Honourable" is a courtesy style, it's correct usuage is also described by the British Ministery of Justice: . Demophon (talk) 16:15, 21 May 2008 (UTC)


 * That is precisely what I mean by authority, thank you Hypnoticmonkey (talk) 13:28, 22 May 2008 (UTC)
 * Yes, but now I'm doubting myself... Do children get a title, honorific, or a style (in this case) if their mother is a (life) peer in her own right? I don't think so. Primarly also in the British system, children get a (courtesy) title only via their father! So..., if I'm right, she has the style "The Honourable", not because her mother is a Baroness, but because her father was a baronet. But I'm not sure about that. However, I saw some wikipedia sites of baronets, in which their children are named with the style "Hon.". Demophon (talk) 14:05, 22 May 2008 (UTC)

Slanted commentary
Can *someone* who knows more about her please add *anything* besides the slew of negative comments that comprise this article?
 * what an appalling article - needs to rewritten by someone in the know. Steve-Ho 07:20, 16 July 2006 (UTC)

Yes. Also, in view of the fact that her Jo Brand comment was meant 'in jest' (she said), then to call it a 'slur' is a slanted opinion. To say that the comment was directed 'at' the tennis player (rather than his hairstyle) is also a slanted opinion. To call the comment 'racist' when it can equally be interpreted as a joke about a hair-syle, from someone who admires the player, is clearly biased.

Comments made on the main page should not make one-sided statements based upon interpretation about a person's motivations, especially ad hominem ones directed against a living person's character. Nor can perjoritive interpretations on a living person's thought be justified by simply quoting a reference to anouther person's perjoritive opinion. Really, Wikipedia is not intended to be tool for Politically Correct attacks and posters should adhere to the policies on objectivity. 217.77.165.56 (talk) 16:12, 23 October 2010 (UTC)

Photo?
Why no photo? No rights available? Nicolasdz 18:47, 11 March 2007 (UTC)

Relationship(s)
What does the phrase "unsuccessful relationship" mean? Ttenchantr 20:03, 29 July 2007 (UTC)

Unsuccessful should be removed, and it should be clarified what the situation was. If unsuccessful is supposed to simply mean that it ended; that is ridiculous - the large majority of relationships end by the couple splitting; under that definition most people have had unsuccessful relationships, yet you rarely see such a statement on a biographical article about anyone else. If unsuccessful is meant to mean chronologically short, then it should say short relationship. Millions of people have had short relationships; they are not all labelled 'unsuccessful'. Werdnawerdna (talk) 23:58, 18 September 2008 (UTC)

There is no mention of any other relationships. Is she straight? Is she a spinster? Has she ever had any children? Basic facts such as the answers to those questions should be included on a biographical article, particularly for someone who has quite a high profile. Werdnawerdna (talk) 23:58, 18 September 2008 (UTC)

I recall some incident where she was allegedly caught doing the beast with a journalist in the kitchen at No 10 during some official function, but I cant find a reference. Can anyone provide any info or is it covered by a D notice? 86.133.63.46 (talk) 12:47, 7 March 2010 (UTC)

Jewish?
So is she jewish since she has middle eastern DNA? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 72.69.194.85 (talk) 12:00, 31 October 2007 (UTC)
 * No, she isn't religiously Jewish (as I understand it she is Agnostic), most Jewish denominations recognise people as Jewish whose mothers were Jewish and Margaret Thatcher is not and never has been Jewish. All the DNA studies showed was that she had a fair amount of Middle Eastern ancestry, the Middle East includes Egypt, Libya, Israel, Syria, the Gulf States (including Iran, Iraq and Saudi Arabia), Jordan, Yemen and Lebanon.  It suggested Arab ancestry, but of course there are Jewish Arabs, but there was nothing suggesting Jewish ancestry, so the answer is that she is not Jewish, but might or might not have Jewish ancestry,just as anybody might or might not have, so there is really nothing to add to the article about possible Jewish ancestry because it would amount to speculation.--Lord of the Isles 13:33, 31 October 2007 (UTC)

Golliwog?
This article refers to her being sacked for the "gollywog" remark.... Right of course the world famous gollywog incident. Seriously, no explanation or link is provided. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.203.59.37 (talk) 02:08, 5 April 2009 (UTC) Now, note 2 refers to the Telegraph account.

1983
Carol's book of 1983 is said to be a novel, although it seems to be fact. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 81.158.237.182 (talk) 09:07, 2 July 2009 (UTC)

"Lady"
Apparently an editor who falsely thinks certain people should have "Sir" before their name thinks this person is "Lady Carol Thatcher". This does not appear to be the case, I suggest providing reliable sources that support the usage. O Fenian (talk) 20:57, 19 June 2010 (UTC)
 * She is technically entitled to be so addressed by virtue of being daughter of a life peer (her mother) but apparently chooses not to use this for public consumption.Cloptonson (talk) 10:51, 14 April 2020 (UTC)

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