Talk:Kemi Badenoch

Spectator source
This article from The Spectator is not a reliable source for Badenoch, one of its former directors. The Spectator is an opinion-driven source in general. It falls under questionable sources, i.e. "those that have a poor reputation for checking the facts, lack meaningful editorial oversight, or have an apparent conflict of interest". Whether it's a primary source is irrelevant; it was edited and published by an unreliable third party and should be removed immediately. --Sangdeboeuf (talk) 18:35, 23 June 2021 (UTC)


 * You haven't explained why this is an unreliable source for the the information cited. Stating that anything published in one particular source is inherently unreliable is lazy and unnecessary. WP:QUESTIONABLE means exactly that, not that it can never be cited. It's obviously an accurate summary of the maiden speech she gave in parliament as evidenced from Hansard. SmartSE (talk) 20:19, 23 June 2021 (UTC)
 * Then cite Hansard instead. Or better yet, find a reliable, secondary source for this info to establish due weight; primary sources like public records should be used cautiously if at all. The onus is on those seeking to include material, and BLPs have more stringent sourcing requirements for a reason. --Sangdeboeuf (talk) 21:38, 23 June 2021 (UTC)

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 * Kemi Badenoch MP (cropped).jpg

Worth mentioning her environmental views in "Political views"?
In the Tory party leadership contest, she seemed to position herself as the most anti-net zero. Dhalamh (talk) 11:07, 20 October 2022 (UTC)

Unfit content
@Smartse, in this revert you say "please discuss why this shouldn't be included". Please read my edit summaries, WP:BLP and WP:CON for a few. Now please tell me why you think your opinion trumps those, and that it should be restored without being brought into line with the policies and before achieving a consensus. And WP:ONUS adds another. -- DeFacto (talk). 17:12, 10 February 2023 (UTC)


 * Yes of course I have read your edit summaries but none of them provide any justification not to include material sourced to a reliable source. You can throw as many policies around as you like, but it is meaningless if they are irrelevant. ONUS is the only one that might be relevant here, but given that there is currently a 2:1 consensus for including it, I don't see how that helps your argument. It is ironic that you are asking why my "opinion" trumps these policies when you justify removing material with just mirroring more Guardian left-wing political tittle-tattle and Labour mischief-making which is of course, entirely your opinion. SmartSE (talk) 18:32, 10 February 2023 (UTC)


 * Badenoch rewarding a donor with a publicly funded job is highly relevant. Proxima Centauri (talk) 18:41, 10 February 2023 (UTC)
 * @Proxima Centauri, why, when you added it, why did you dismiss the idea of adding the full context from the cited source that made it clear that she had been approved for that appointment before she made any donation, and that no rules had been broken? Did you think it better complied with WP:BLP's insistence on neutrality without that dstraction? -- DeFacto (talk). 20:07, 10 February 2023 (UTC)
 * @Smartse, a "2:1 consensus for including it"? Have you ever read WP:CON? It seems not, judging by your law-of-the-jungle approach of just toggling content to your favoured bias rather than discussing it first on the talkpage. If another editor comes along and objects to the change, what do you think they should they do? Should they revert you with a 2:2, or would you revert back again as they had no majority, claiming a deadlock? How should the content be decided then, do you think?
 * What's wrong with the traditional idea of leaving the status quo content until a consensus, in the conventional sense, is achieved on the talkpage? -- DeFacto (talk). 19:46, 10 February 2023 (UTC)


 * DeFacto's edit https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Kemi_Badenoch&diff=1139085021&oldid=1138867887 took out that Badenoch failed to declare the donation which is the core of the complaint. It also quoted Badenoch's defenders without quoting her critics.  This gave undue weight to defenders. Proxima Centauri (talk) 11:26, 13 February 2023 (UTC)
 * Why is not declaring it important to you, it wasn't a breach of any rules. And who was defending her, and from what? Factual context from the source is not defence, it's context to the politically motivated attacks. -- DeFacto (talk). 11:40, 13 February 2023 (UTC)
 * Failing to declare that Badenoch had received aa donation from Cash was morally wrong and if it wasn't against the rules the rules need chnging. Proxima Centauri (talk) 11:57, 13 February 2023 (UTC)
 * Why do you think that?
 * And who do you think was defending her, and from what? -- DeFacto (talk). 12:04, 13 February 2023 (UTC)
 * User:Proxima Centauri: "was morally wrong and if it wasn't against the rules the rules need chnging." I do hope you realize within the context of editing and discussing a WP BLP, this is a problematic comment. Also please be aware I have no dog in this fight. I'm just an 'ugly american' :) who came across this person in the news and visited their page. cheers. anastrophe, an editor he is. 23:48, 13 February 2023 (UTC)

Seems to me that any opinions any of us may have about the rights or wrongs of the matter aren't particularly relevant. This seems to be a fairly minor controversy - worth including, but could probably be shortened to about two sentences. I would also suggest moving it to the "Controversies" section. W. P. Uzer (talk) 14:48, 13 February 2023 (UTC)


 * Government and Departmental explanations are not the same as the individual defending themselves or otherwise. It is not contraversial. And it is fairly balanced - neither passing judgement on the decision made or the means of going about it. Atomix330 (talk) 21:43, 13 February 2023 (UTC)

Introduction
Introduction needs some revision to avoid repetition Atomix330 (talk) 01:30, 11 February 2023 (UTC)

Edit warring
Right, @Czello and @81.170.20.2, can both of you please explain here why you think that your edits should overrule the other. Instead of reverting each other's edits, can we discuss it here please? Ellwat (talk) 10:01, 9 February 2024 (UTC)


 * summarised it pretty well here. Also, as this is a BLP the IP needs to seek consensus for contentious additions. — Czello (music) 10:03, 9 February 2024 (UTC)
 * Let me just correct my typo-riddled edit summary on that - it should say: the lead should summarise what's already in the article body, and I don't see all of that being already in the body.
 * And yes, per above, such additions need consensus. -- DeFacto (talk). 10:40, 9 February 2024 (UTC)