Talk:Jimmy Birch

Biography of living person - tabloid sources
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12 out of the 14 sources in this article are from tabloid journalism.

The vast majority of statements about this living subject have been sourced from tabloid journalism. The Guardian and BBC (non-tabloid) sources do not mention the person's alleged rank in a proscribed organisation.

Wikipedia policy: The material should not be added to an article when the only sourcing is tabloid journalism. When material is both verifiable and noteworthy, it will have appeared in more reliable sources.

Further, the burden of evidence rests with the person who has added the material. If additional sources are not included then this article should be substantially revised as it makes serious allegations against a living person (i.e. being a member or supporter of a proscribed organisation - which is a criminal offence).

Nationality needs sourced.

Years active needs sourced.

Title needs properly sourced.

Term needs sourced (and contradicts other parts of the article in any event).

The sentence: "a move that attracted controversy due to the prominent role the UDA plays in the charity" is not neutral nor accurate. The UDA is a proscribed organisation, the source does not state it has a role in the charity. Presumably this should be edited to remove this statement or modified to read something along the lines of "...controversy due to the prominent role a convicted alleged UDA member plays in the charity" if the reference is to Dee Stitt. TheSquareMile (talk) 19:08, 13 August 2022 (UTC)