Talk:David Garrett (politician)

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Achievements[edit]

There must be some achievements as an MP that we can set against the long list of controversies. dramatic (talk) 02:21, 22 September 2010 (UTC)[reply]

I'm sure that his followers would regard his 3-strikes bill as an achievement. Maybe somebody could add this (it would help if one believed in that measure being an achievement, though, as it very much depends on your world view). Schwede 66 04:36, 22 September 2010 (UTC)[reply]

I've now added an achievements section. Schwede 66 01:05, 25 September 2010 (UTC)[reply]

In answer to the primary question, that's because they are few and far between. Thanks. 125.239.117.102 (talk) 04:24, 11 September 2011 (UTC)[reply]

'Young Nick' during the Cook Bicentennial Year[edit]

Hello Pgm13, given your recent edit, it's no wonder that your latest edit ('Young Nick' during the Cook Bicentennial Year) got reverted. It will probably not be accepted, unless you provide a source for this. So I shall remove this again, but you are more than welcome to put it back on if you can provide a reference that backs this up. Schwede 66 06:28, 4 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Controversies[edit]

Is it controversial - or derogatory - to state that "paedophilia was a sexual orientation which could not be altered, just like homosexuality"?124.197.15.138 (talk) 02:35, 4 November 2010 (UTC)[reply]

/* Controversies */ Removed per [WP:BLP][edit]

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The entire section was written as a beat-up by editors who disagree with the subject politically. It needs a complete cull and rewrite in a neutral manner. Vividuppers (talk) 12:08, 6 May 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Edits / Refs[edit]

I've done some general tidying up of the article - as well as putting in tags for refs. Since this is a BLP and deals with some potentially sensitive topics we need to ensure if material is going to stay up here it is backed by solid refs. Clarke43 (talk) 22:01, 8 June 2013 (UTC)[reply]