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This should be a straightforward political biography, however, since Bashir's defection it's turned into a forum where all and sundry can sling mud at him.
All sorts of allegations, from membership with other parties to accusations of serious crime are passed off as "information", however, when one reads carefully through the alleged "sources", everything comes from political opponents or media outlets quoting a political opponent. Is this the Daily Mail or a reliable online encyclopaedia?
If the powers-that-be insist on libellous statements being included on his page, then I suggest that, at the very least, a separate section be created that makes it clear that we are dealing with allegations from political opponents.
Hercules Parrot ( talk) 22:10, 24 March 2015 (UTC)
There are references to Bashir discussing "re-joining his old party", but no claim that he was ever a member of the Conservatives. Royalcourtier ( talk) 00:36, 6 April 2015 (UTC)
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This should be a straightforward political biography, however, since Bashir's defection it's turned into a forum where all and sundry can sling mud at him.
All sorts of allegations, from membership with other parties to accusations of serious crime are passed off as "information", however, when one reads carefully through the alleged "sources", everything comes from political opponents or media outlets quoting a political opponent. Is this the Daily Mail or a reliable online encyclopaedia?
If the powers-that-be insist on libellous statements being included on his page, then I suggest that, at the very least, a separate section be created that makes it clear that we are dealing with allegations from political opponents.
Hercules Parrot ( talk) 22:10, 24 March 2015 (UTC)
There are references to Bashir discussing "re-joining his old party", but no claim that he was ever a member of the Conservatives. Royalcourtier ( talk) 00:36, 6 April 2015 (UTC)