Talk:Louise Richardson

Source?
This seems to have been taken from here 81.187.223.119 (talk) 20:44, 23 August 2008 (UTC)

YouTube
There is a really superb interview with Louise Richardson over on YouTube- 'Conversations With History - Louise Richardson'. The interviewer is Harry Kreisler. She's very impressive, speaking much about her Irish upbringing and how it has shaped her work. She speaks of her anger on Bloody Sunday, her love of the Irish language, and the huge differences between the cultural world she entered in Trinity College, Dublin and her rural community in Waterford. 86.42.71.111 (talk) 15:14, 1 January 2009 (UTC)

Louise Richardson tried to join the IRA
This terrorism 'expert' is a true expert because she is a frustrated terrorist herself. She wanted to join the IRA back in 1972.

I posted this fact to her page, but the PC thought police deleted it. Even though I had the proper backup and reference.

Wikipedia is a joke. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 67.65.249.232 (talk) 16:39, 21 March 2009 (UTC)


 * You probably should have discussed it on the talk page first before adding that information. Adding something like that is really close to being libelous.  Additionally, attacking an editor isn't going to win you any points. CardinalDan (talk) 17:27, 21 March 2009 (UTC)


 * It's not true, either - she had a friend that joined, she considered but did not. It's in her book. 86.23.63.117 (talk) 00:34, 13 May 2010 (UTC)

Book Review
Much as I'm sure the editors of Middle East Policy keep high standards it is not, to my knowledge, standard Wiki practice for the bulk of articles to comprise published, presumably under-copyright, highly negative book reviews on authors pages. If I'm wrong, let me know I've a half dozen really bitchy ones about Jerry Fodor. I've repasted the review below so no one can be like 'hey! Where'd my book review go!'. Delete at your higher-up-wikipedian whim. 86.23.63.117 (talk) 00:38, 13 May 2010 (UTC)


 * I've deleted the 'review'. This talk page is for discussion on the article.  It is not a forum for discussing opinions on the subject. -- Escape Orbit  (Talk) 22:03, 16 May 2010 (UTC)

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Daniel O'Connell
The article could mention how Louise Richardson appeared on the BBC Radio Four programme "Great Lives" in December 2017, nominating Daniel O'Connell for a great life. Vorbee (talk) 16:44, 19 December 2017 (UTC)

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Vice Chancellor Views
Hi all, I've added a couple of paragraphs about Richardson's desire to centralise Oxford bureaucracy, and her actions during the Lecturers' Strike, because I thought they were interesting. I'm hoping I have the right tone and neutral stance etc. Please let me know if you recommend any changes. Rich6500 (talk) 12:13, 12 September 2018 (UTC)

Update requests: new and notable developments
Hi all- This page hasn’t had any recent substantive updates, and there are a couple big things that have happened in Oxford over the past year that could be considered notable for this bio (plus one correction that would be useful). If someone were able to make the following changes/additions, that would be appreciated and bring the page more up to date:

'In an interview with the Daily Telegraph in July 2019 Louise Richardson addressed the issue of higher education funding in the UK, noting that “Our American competitors are so far ahead of us in fundraising.” Her approach has been to explore alternative sources of funding, including a £4 billion partnership with Legal and General to provide staff housing and science facilities, securing a £150 million donation from US billionaire Stephen Schwarzman to fund humanities research at the University of Oxford, and a £750 million bond issuance in December 2017 - the biggest amount raised this way by a UK university. '
 * 1) One small correction: Richardson’s PhD was in Government, not International Relations and International Law
 * 2) Addition: Suggest the following couple of sentences to cover a number of notable initiatives in Oxford, to follow immediately after ‘I believe if we stand we will enter a period of slow but definite decline’:

Happy to discuss this further – thanks! — Preceding unsigned comment added by Liz McCarthy (talk • contribs) 14:14, 27 August 2019 (UTC)


 * , have added your text, thanks for the suggestions. John Cummings (talk) 11:31, 16 September 2019 (UTC)

2020 update request: further notable developments
There have been a handful of new and notable Oxford developments since my edit request last year, as well as a few update points that might improve this article. If someone were willing to make them or take them as a starting point, that would be appreciated. As always, happy to discuss further or provide any additional information that would be useful:
 * 1) Three new fundraising items for the final sentence in the career section (campaign, Reuben College and a bond update), so the sentence would now read (new sections in italics for ease - have included new citations here as well but not linked to the old ones in text already): Her approach has been to explore alternative sources of funding, including a fundraising campaign that raised £3.3 billion;  a £4 billion partnership with Legal and General to provide staff housing and science facilities; securing a £150 million donation from US billionaire Stephen Schwarzman to fund humanities research at the University of Oxford; securing an £80 million donation from the Reuben Foundation to endow Reuben College (formerly Parks College);  and a £750 million bond issuance in December 2017 (increased to £1 billion in 2020)  - the biggest amount raised this way by a UK university.
 * 2) In the Career section, suggest the addition of ‘the University’s first female’ in the Oxford appointment bit, so the sentence reads: The nomination was approved on 25 June 2015, and Richardson became the University’s first female Vice-Chancellor in January 2016. Additional citation for female statement if desired (the original only includes it in the picture caption): https://www.irishtimes.com/news/world/uk/oxford-university-to-appoint-first-woman-vice-chancellor-1.2495952.
 * 3) In Career section, suggest an additional para (probably at end?): As part of efforts to broaden access to the University of Oxford, Richardson committed the University to ensuring that by 2023, 25% of the British students admitted will be from underrepresented backgrounds – compared to 15% as of 2019.
 * 4) The criticism section was recently added, and seems to have been autoflagged as potential vandalism. Although the edits are cited, the new financial statements are not based on original accounts so may be misleading. For accuracy and balance, suggest a review. Also suggest adding a link to the published VC expenses for Richardson (https://www.ox.ac.uk/about/organisation/university-officers/vice-chancellor/news/expenses - goes back to 2016). Could add with a sentence such as 'Factual information has been published in audited accounts online since her arrival in 2016'. Also suggest the removal of the ‘£1.60 chocolate bar’ as it is not included in any of the cited articles and is not in Richardson's published accounts.

Liz McCarthy (talk) 09:31, 16 July 2020 (UTC)


 * I took a crack at editing the criticism section (point 4), although I didn't try to add the primary source for Richardson's expenses. Someone more familiar with the subject matter will have to take a crack at the other points... Suriname0 (talk) 17:19, 25 August 2020 (UTC)


 * I've done 2 and 3, but I would suggest adding secondary sources for the 1st point. Zoozaz1 (talk) 00:58, 30 August 2020 (UTC)


 * I've done 1 and change to secondary source for the first reference. unable to access ft.com, assumed good faith here. --Justanothersgwikieditor (talk) 06:50, 2 September 2020 (UTC)


 * @Liz McCarthy, please can you add the article title to FT and other references where the content is paywalled? I have added them to the article this time. TSventon (talk) 14:40, 14 January 2021 (UTC)


 * @TSventon Of course - thanks for doing that and flagging to me! Liz McCarthy (talk) 15:30, 14 January 2021 (UTC)

Salary Criticism
I have reverted again changes to the cited content regarding criticism of Richardson's salary in 2017. I've done this for the following reasons; If there is any source that addresses the criticism, corrects the figures, and/or defends the total salary, then of course, it should be added. -- Escape Orbit (Talk) 19:21, 26 August 2020 (UTC)
 * Whether correct or not, the figure of £410,000 was what she was criticised for, and is the salary that the source specifically says.
 * Again, correct or not, the figure of £70,000 was what she was criticised for, and are the expenses that the source specifically says.
 * The criticism was based on her total salary, therefore recent percentage increases are largely irrelevant.
 * The cite offered to support this is the financial report from 2018-19. This tells us little about 2017.
 * The cite doesn't address the criticism, and extrapolating information from it as a rebuff for the previous cited content is original synthesis.

Contested deletion
This page should not be speedily deleted because "looks like a resume" is not a speedy criterion. WP:G11 applies to pages that are exclusively promotional, which this is not. --TSventon (talk) 10:16, 15 January 2021 (UTC)