Talk:Iain Duncan Smith
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Decision to whip vote against adoption by gay couples[edit]
I have noticed since the last time I read this article (which was many years ago) that reference to IDS's decision as leader to whip against allowing gay couples to adopt children (in 2002) has since been removed. Surely this information is relevant to a factual article about IDS and belongs, along with his 2012 vote to support gay marriage, in the same part of the article? A link to the vote and the debate in which several MPs mention the imposition of a three-line whip can be found here
I have now (re)added this to the article. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 88.106.119.66 (talk) 03:23, 23 December 2020 (UTC)
Catholicism[edit]
Are the details of a Catholic not being able to advise the Queen on appointments relevant? >> No, unless he got the PM job.
United Nations investigation[edit]
The Huffington Post claimed in 2014 "United Nations Probing UK Over 'Grave' Human Rights Violations Of Disabled" (http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2014/08/28/un-dwp-benefits-disabled-human-rights-probe_n_5727580.html); is this the case? Is the HuffPost a reliable source?
Case going to the supreme court to reverse acquittal of those who called him "Tory Scum"[edit]
I'm not familiar enough with WP's policies to edit this in directly, but shouldn't there be a reference to the fact his case has been appealed as far as the Supreme Court?
https://www.theguardian.com/law/2024/jan/31/dpp-supreme-court-appeal-protesters-tory-scum-iain-duncan-smith Basiclife (talk) 22:28, 31 January 2024 (UTC)
- Interesting case. If or when we get a decision from the Supreme Court it might be worth including in IDS's biography but even then probably only a sentence or two. There's probably an article on the point of law (it sounds like the Public Order Act but the grauniad doesn't specify) and if Supreme Court hear the case, it's probably worth an article of its own. The DPP appealing from a mags court to the Supreme Court on a point of law on a fairly minor offence is unusual and definitely deserves to be documented somewhere. HJ Mitchell | Penny for your thoughts? 22:42, 31 January 2024 (UTC)
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