Talk:John Rees (activist)

Partner
I think he's also the partner of Lindsay German. Secretlondon 22:46, 15 Jul 2004 (UTC)


 * Could well believe that, but can't find anything in Google. Morwen - Talk 22:49, 15 Jul 2004 (UTC)


 * Oh definitley the case! Together they've put more people off politics than donors to wikipedia. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 67.71.158.7 (talk) 05:04, 3 December 2007 (UTC)

Please keep political trolling off wikipedia. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 90.213.12.20 (talk) 16:51, 4 December 2008 (UTC)

I've added a 'citation needed' tag after the bit about Lindsey being the partner of John Rees as there is no verifiable source to confirm this. UK 007 (talk) 17:47, 27 September 2010 (UTC)

Can I point out that he appears on Press TV a lot? Ironic, because the Iranian Revolution was led by Left wingers - communists, trade unionists, etc. These people were then imprisoned, tortured and killed by the current regime. This regime set up Press TV as an anti-Western propaganda weapon, and Rees makes regular appearances on it. No sense of history or just plain thick? You decide! — Preceding unsigned comment added by 93.186.23.238 (talk) 10:25, 19 July 2011 (UTC)

Isn't the phrase "Gaza Flotilla massacre" just a little bit biased for an outfit that proclaims its "neutrality" in the way that Wiki does? But then you do employ a lot of anti-Israelis. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 93.186.23.240 (talk) 21:16, 18 July 2011 (UTC)

Image
I have added an image i took of John at the stop the war stage of the Make Poverty History rally in scotland (Image:John_Ress_Scotland.jpg). For some reason beyond my comprehention someone keeps removeing it claiming it is vandalism? I will keep readding it unless some convincing explanation is given for this.--JK the unwise 15:41, 3 January 2006 (UTC)


 * Actually, I've changed my mind this picture is rather unflatering and dosen't really add anything.--JK the unwise 16:46, 2 March 2006 (UTC) (note: when I first added it there was no other picture)--JK the unwise 16:53, 2 March 2006 (UTC)


 * I think the pic looks more like David Baddiel! --JimmyTheWig 15:29, 7 November 2006 (UTC)


 * I have restored the image User:JK the unwise provided in 2005. Checking, I find that David Baddiel was performing at the Live8 concert in Hyde Park, London on 2 July 2005, so a confusion between the two men has to be considered unlikely. The hairstyle Rees had back in 2005 matches this image, whereas it does not match that of David Baddiel. Incidentally, there are still only two images of Rees at Wikimedia Commons. I can see why JK the unwise (above) ultimately decided it was an unflattering image, but it does not leave Rees open to ridicule, which is the test as to whether an image should be used in a biographical article. For that matter, the posture and facial expression Rees has in the 2008 photograph might also be thought unflattering. Philip Cross (talk) 17:04, 16 December 2015 (UTC)

Cat's
He certianly not an Anarchist communist nor is he a Left communist since he is part of a party that regards itself as Trotskyist and following in the tradition of the Bolsheviks (Albeit only the early Bolsheviks).--JK the unwise 16:59, 2 March 2006 (UTC)

FYI' he's a member of the PDL - the Plain Daft Left. I heard that this was all just a cover story and that he was really a unit commander in The Mossad. Respec'!!! — Preceding unsigned comment added by 93.186.22.114 (talk) 14:14, 3 September 2011 (UTC)

Article
According to this entry, John Rees wrote his first article when he was 10... —Preceding unsigned comment added by Korakious (talk • contribs) 10:17, 16 October 2007 (UTC)

NPOV
Seriously, is this article a joke? "On a personal basis he is regarded as being humble, personable, down to earth, and approachable" - how is that verifiable? Certainly a cursory search of blogs for Mr Rees' name brings dozens of mentions of problems people have had with him over the Respect split (which is not mentioned, nor his part in it). This article is worthless.

P. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Paulmoloney (talk • contribs) 16:52, 5 December 2007 (UTC)

Typo, Perhaps?
As someone else has already pointed out, the first article listed under Selected Works appears to have been published when Comrade Rees was 10. I suspect that "1967" is a typo at the website linked to, maybe for 1997, but in any case the article is not particularly distinguished or notable, so it seems more sensible and less confusing to remove it. I've done so (and will look forward to seeing how long it takes for someone who really believes that Rees was a political genius at 10 to put it back).

Leaving the SWP central committee
A new edit says Rees "was a member of the Central Committee of the Socialist Workers Party until 26 November 2008." Which is true in spirit - but isn't quite right. Actually he's still on the CC until the January conference (when he may or may not be re-elected). What's happened is that he was deselected by the current CC and so wont be on their slate for reelection. Whilst *effectively* the edit is right - what it isn't is accurate. I can't think of an elegant way to put it, but it shouldn't stand in my view. 82.21.102.176 (talk) 00:06, 28 November 2008 (UTC)

 How does this sound: "He was the National Secretary of the Respect coalition and is a member of the Central Committee of the Socialist Workers Party. On the 26th of November 2008 he was deselected by the Central Committee and at the January 2009 conference the party may or may not choose to re-elect him." [Futurecast]

Excessive links
There is no notable news source featuring John Rees and Lindsey German's Letter of Resignation from the SWP. However there is the same official letter reproduced on barious political blogs. I am not contending the letter's authencity as that's another matter but seeing as it is only ONE and the same letter, I removed all of the excess links directing to different blogs featuring the same letter from the same source and just left in the original source link.

The other links were as follows:

http://luna17activist.blogspot.com/2010/02/why-we-are-resigning-from-swp-open.html http://www.socialistunity.com/?p=5289 http://liammacuaid.wordpress.com/2010/02/16/why-we-are-resigning-from-swp-an-open-letter/ http://faithfultotheline.wordpress.com/2010/02/16/why-we-are-resigning-from-the-swp

UK 007 (talk) 17:52, 27 September 2010 (UTC)

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