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Jim Murphy
So where does it say he was a controversial figure? Why was he a controversial figure? At Wikipedia we have a policy of neutrality which means words such as controversial should be avoided unless you can cite something very reliable and give a good reason for including the material. Also, including the ages of candidates in the Scottish Labour leadership election is unnecessary. It is not a reality television show and the ages are not relevant. Anyone wishing to know the age of the candidate can look at their biography. Please also refrain from making accusations of political bias against other editors (as you did here). Incidentally, you might like to learn to spell the phrase correctly. Finally, if you don't stop your disruptive editing, I will be referring you to WP:ANI. This is Paul (talk) 21:28, 5 December 2014 (UTC)

Paul, I am improving that article with background, occupations etc. on the candidates. Mr Murphy's term as NUS president has been referred to as "controversial" and him being a "controversial president" in numerous newspapers, etc. I am gathering them at the moment. The current reference is http://www.parliament.uk/edm/1995-96/991 a House of Commons Early Day Motion which "condemns the intolerant and dictatorial behaviour of the President of the National Union of Students, Mr Jim Murphy, who has unconstitutionally suspended NUS Vice President" = CONTROVERSIAL. I understand that as you might not live in Scotland you might not be fully informed of the candidates, politics in Scotland etc., so maybe you should just leave it to those who are more experienced. Don't spit the dummy dear Paul. I think you need to get out of your bedroom and Wikipedia more often.


 * Apparently I'm not the one who likes to spit the dummy, but FYI, my mother's family were from Scotland so I've always followed the country's politics with a keen interest and will continue to edit articles relating to the topic. I want to take this through WP:GA and maybe even WP:FAC as I feel Scotland is underrepresented on Wikipedia, so want it to be of good quality. You should read the GA and FA criteria. If you want to say that Murphy is a controversial figure, you need to explain why, and for this particular article, you need to find something discussing that controversy in the context of the current leadership election. If you look carefully you'll see that the biographies are based on those written for the purpose of providing information on the candidates' backgrounds. A parliamentary debate from the archives is not suitable for this article because it looks like original research. This is Paul (talk) 21:59, 5 December 2014 (UTC)