Talk:Michael Fabricant

Islamophobia allegations
I was wondering if it would be worth altering the 'use of social media' section into one more widely focused on accusations of Islamophobia. This would include all but one of the examples in the section, as well as recent comments on Nus Ghani. — Preceding unsigned comment added by SalisburySyndrome (talk • contribs) 22:41, 23 January 2022 (UTC)

Wig
The article stated as a simple fact that he wears a wig. I don't think Fabricant has ever confirmed he wears a wig - it's more a case of "everyone knows" or "look at his hair, it must be!". People often claim he does. Hopefully the article now reflects that. Hobson 19:29, 25 January 2007 (UTC)

I have removed it, considering that it's not appropriate for an encyclopaedic article to gossip about a person's hair. Shame that it took more than a decade for someone to do that. PeaceThruPramana26 (talk) 05:56, 16 April 2022 (UTC)


 * His hair is probably the most famous thing about him and will almost certainly feature when his obituaries come to be written. It's somewhat pretentious to regard it as beneath Wikipedia's notice. And who has removed the edit facility? 176.57.253.190 (talk) 21:49, 16 April 2022 (UTC)

1.) His hair is not the 'most famous thing about him' (afterall, he isn't "Michael Fabricant, known for his hair as well as being MP for Lichfield (UK Parliament constituency)");

2.) He has denied his hair is a wig. To speculate and gossip if he wears a wig and include that in an encyclopaedic article not only violates BLP but does nothing except to insinuate further that he must be wearing a wig;

3.) The articles on his hair all reiterate his denial of wearing a wig, which would make the inclusion of an article refuting an accusation redundant: afterall, we don't need blurbs on The Prince of Wales refuting the myriad of accusations he's been accused of over the years (or at least, I hope we won't.), and to include such accusations that have no concrete basis in fact, even if one may suspect, are mere speculation. PeaceThruPramana26 (talk) 23:02, 17 April 2022 (UTC)


 * Fabricant denies wearing a wig  but has said there is "there is some — but only some — enhancement of the follicular area."  cagliost (talk) 15:38, 24 October 2022 (UTC)

This is an absolute must, The common man must know that hair is fake!!!!

The wig cannot be ignored simply because it is beyond belief, inviting comment and mockery because of its total absurdity. He is a laughing stock. And all his own fault. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 77.100.178.145 (talk) 12:00, 30 June 2023 (UTC)

BBC Have I Got News For You "foreign" joke
Fascinating that the wikipedia article features the fascinating information that he's related to the inventor of the fexible drinking straw but fails to mention the "they look foreign to me" gaffe on HIGNFY. http://metro.co.uk/2013/05/10/tory-mp-michael-fabricant-receives-twitter-mauling-after-have-i-got-news-for-you-appearance-3755075/ — Preceding unsigned comment added by 114.76.88.46 (talk) 20:57, 26 March 2014 (UTC)

Rabbi Fabricant
At no point does it mention that his father was a prestigious Rabbi of Brighton. Who has published many books and was quite famous in his day. It just says son of Isaac and from a Jewish family. Did the writer of this piece do any research at all? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 86.143.226.98 (talk) 22:58, 19 August 2015 (UTC)

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Michael Fabricant
Michael Fabricant is not a Chartered Engineer. He has been told to desist making this claim and using the post nominal. 2A00:23C6:EB82:9201:E083:49BB:6816:951D (talk) 12:26, 24 January 2023 (UTC)
 * Do you have a reliable source to show this? How do you know this information? — Bilorv ( talk ) 11:41, 28 January 2023 (UTC)
 * Council of Engineering Institutions confirmed this. He is no longer FRSA 2A00:23C6:EB82:9201:415E:E1C4:8865:EB00 (talk) 21:26, 15 March 2023 (UTC)
 * Can you provide a link or citation to the statement by the Council of Engineering Institutions? I've found his official website, which says that he was formerly a Chartered Engineer and a Fellow of the Institution of Electrical Engineers having been proposed by the then Engineering Directors of the BBC and the IBA, and a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts though he has since allowed these memberships to lapse. For the time being I've removed the content entirely, but perhaps we could restore something in the topic with a better source. — Bilorv ( talk ) 19:07, 20 March 2023 (UTC)
 * hi, as a Chartered Engineer I was able to ask the Council of Engineering Institutions what his status was. They confirmed he was no longer a Chartered Engineer. I confronted Fabricant and his Party office and forced him to change his cv and other published data. I have also contacted the CEI regarding Fabricants pronouncements on three occasions in the House of Commons that he was a CEng when he wasn't. Somewhat misleading for the House? 2A00:23C6:EB82:9201:F51A:6D:DB3E:BA31 (talk) 15:55, 23 March 2023 (UTC)
 * Very interesting indeed. While the CEI would be reliable for this type of information, for verifiability we would need a published source, rather than personal correspondence. For the moment it seems like omission of any mention of engineering from the article is the correct approach, though things would be different if—for instance—broadsheet newspapers began reporting that Fabricant had made false claims about being a Chartered Engineer. — Bilorv ( talk ) 21:47, 26 March 2023 (UTC)
 * As I indicated previously he was a Chartered Engingeer but let it lapse through not paying his subscription. He has now amended his public profiles. However, he did publicly claim to be a Chartered Enginner after his accreditation lapsed. 2A00:23C6:EB82:9201:24E1:5E7A:AE0:E434 (talk) 18:15, 29 March 2023 (UTC)