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In an Observer article published in August 2006, Mr Bird said: "I'm middle-class. I got out of the working class as quickly as I could. The working class is violent and abusive, they beat their wives and I hate their culture."
John Bird has said rather a lot of things over the years. I fail to see why this out-of-context quote should be included here in isolation, in what is a very stubby article. 217.155.20.163 21:13, 21 July 2007 (UTC)
The article says In December 2007 he controversially agreed with Westminster Council who declared that they were opposed to the presence of soup kitchens on the streets of London. He said:
But it doesn't continue and there's no source. Does anyone know what it's supposed to say? 92.236.151.82 ( talk) 13:49, 19 July 2010 (UTC)
The missing quotation appears to be near the end of the preceding section, where it doesn't follow. I was slightly concerned that there was undue attention paid to his 'soup kitchen' views. But maybe less so if it's moved. More generally - what about his life from the sixties to the nineties? Anyone know? Oli — Preceding unsigned comment added by 86.180.222.20 ( talk) 22:19, 3 October 2011 (UTC)
I've tried to sort that now (still wondering about his middle life though) Oli — Preceding unsigned comment added by 86.180.222.20 ( talk) 22:23, 3 October 2011 (UTC)
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A supposed quote published by the Express has no business being in the article. Please leave it out. – Skywatcher68 ( talk) 15:34, 19 July 2023 (UTC)
@ Skywatcher68 and CodeTalker: as far as I can tell and contrary to what the IP claimed, John Bird did indeed describe himself as a "working class Tory". Here are two extra sources [1] [2] that confirm it. M.Bitton ( talk) 22:15, 19 July 2023 (UTC)
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In an Observer article published in August 2006, Mr Bird said: "I'm middle-class. I got out of the working class as quickly as I could. The working class is violent and abusive, they beat their wives and I hate their culture."
John Bird has said rather a lot of things over the years. I fail to see why this out-of-context quote should be included here in isolation, in what is a very stubby article. 217.155.20.163 21:13, 21 July 2007 (UTC)
The article says In December 2007 he controversially agreed with Westminster Council who declared that they were opposed to the presence of soup kitchens on the streets of London. He said:
But it doesn't continue and there's no source. Does anyone know what it's supposed to say? 92.236.151.82 ( talk) 13:49, 19 July 2010 (UTC)
The missing quotation appears to be near the end of the preceding section, where it doesn't follow. I was slightly concerned that there was undue attention paid to his 'soup kitchen' views. But maybe less so if it's moved. More generally - what about his life from the sixties to the nineties? Anyone know? Oli — Preceding unsigned comment added by 86.180.222.20 ( talk) 22:19, 3 October 2011 (UTC)
I've tried to sort that now (still wondering about his middle life though) Oli — Preceding unsigned comment added by 86.180.222.20 ( talk) 22:23, 3 October 2011 (UTC)
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A supposed quote published by the Express has no business being in the article. Please leave it out. – Skywatcher68 ( talk) 15:34, 19 July 2023 (UTC)
@ Skywatcher68 and CodeTalker: as far as I can tell and contrary to what the IP claimed, John Bird did indeed describe himself as a "working class Tory". Here are two extra sources [1] [2] that confirm it. M.Bitton ( talk) 22:15, 19 July 2023 (UTC)