Talk:Polygamy in the United Kingdom

Undue
I reverted this because the material felt undue. There is at least one scholarly work (published in 2015) that covers the history of polygamy in England: "The English Case Against Polygamy: Theology, Politics, and the Early Modern Common Law". It covers the long and interesting history of polygamy in the UK - it is by no means an "immigrants problem" like 1kwords makes it seem to be. Just one excerpt from that chapter:

The chapter goes on to mention all kinds of punishment being meted out, including execution. I'm not opposed to including recent cases of polygamy in the UK as long as it is only given WP:DUE weight.VR talk 20:18, 21 June 2021 (UTC)
 * More sources:
 * https://www.arabianbusiness.com/uk-legally-recognises-multiple-islamic-wives-121789.html
 * https://commonslibrary.parliament.uk/research-briefings/cbp-8747/
 * Wikipedia is a WP:WORKINPROGRESS. A Thousand Words (talk) 04:57, 22 June 2021 (UTC)
 * Neither of those are scholarly and creating a whole section on Islam and putting it at the top of the article again seems WP:UNDUE.VR talk 02:16, 7 July 2021 (UTC)
 * Also where is the "thousands" figure coming from? Was there a study? According to professor Charsley of University of Bristol this number might be extrapolated from a tiny study of just 46 Muslim women.VR talk 01:05, 8 July 2021 (UTC)
 * Since there was no response, I removed the "thousands" figure, moved the content lower, and summarized it in one sentence.VR talk 08:03, 2 December 2021 (UTC)

Polygamous marriages are recognised in UK Law
Within the Housing Benefits legislation being part of a polygamous marriage is given special mention with regards to pensions see https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2006/213/schedule/3/made I don't know what this means for legally being able to enter a polygamous marriage within the UK but being a part of one seems to be recognised and I would assume lawful given entitlement to state benefits. 82.132.187.141 (talk) 17:45, 26 February 2024 (UTC)