Talk:Peter Carington, 6th Baron Carrington

message: Twice now, I have undone a revision stating that Lord Carrington died on 15 September 2008.  I have not done so lightly, but I cannot find any other source which reports his death.  Before reverting, can a source be quoted please?  Informed Owl (talk) 11:24, 21 September 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: I note that a date of death was added again last night, but was promptly removed.  How can this vandalism be stopped?Informed Owl (talk) 06:02, 23 September 2008 (UTC)
replies: text:  You could request semi-protection  at WP:RPP to stop anonymous edits, but the level of vandalism is rather low for that action at the moment. You shouldn't feel you need any justification to remove significant changes in matters of fact that have been made without giving a source. See WP:V and WP:BLP. William Avery (talk) 07:01, 23 September 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: I see that the person who has made the assertion a number of times now has today said that "Sadly my Uncle did indeed pass away".  As the most recent "reverter" has pointed out, the Peter Carington, 6th Baron Carrington, who is the subject of this article is alive and attended a memorial service earlier in the week.  I would suggest some form of "semi-protection" then. I have every sympathy for a poster whose uncle has died, but he will know full well that it is not the same Peter Carington who is the subject of this article.Informed Owl (talk) 21:04, 23 September 2008 (UTC)
thread_title: Reports of Lord Carrington's death

message: Is it "Carrington" or "Carington"? This page doesn't seem to know!  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 88.110.67.157 (talk) 03:34, 21 October 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: As is explained in the article, it's quite tricky as the surname (and life peerage) has a single "r", while the hereditary peerage title has double.  It's quite normal to refer to peers by their title, rather than their surname, so one can make a good case that both are correct (at different times).  David Underdown (talk) 10:10, 21 October 2009 (UTC)
thread_title: Name

message: I'm not sure that this should be included without qualification. Even a cursory web search reveals a report that he has denied saying it. e.g. http://www.standard.co.uk/news/londoners-diary/lord-carrington-would-not-use-the-fword-about-mrs-t-8663285.html William Avery (talk) 07:53, 24 April 2014 (UTC)
thread_title:  Quotation about Mrs Thatcher being stupid 

message: The arms' description is not correct. There is a confusion between fleur(s)-de-lys and trefoils. The colours are not indicated in a homogeneous order.  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 188.115.11.232 (talk) 15:34, 28 June 2015 (UTC)
thread_title:  Arms  

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message: I've noticed that the artistic representation of the Carrington arms does not completely match the blazon (description).  In particular the dexter (right hand) supporter should have three fleurs-de-lis on its body to distinguish it from the sinister (left hand) supporter which has three trefoils. Currently the picture has both supporters the same.  I know it's a minor point but, as a pendant, I like things to be correct!  Not sure how to fix it though? MightyWarrior (talk) 11:32, 18 November 2016 (UTC)
replies: text: I have notified the creator of the file, maybe he can fix it. HandsomeFella (talk) 15:45, 18 November 2016 (UTC)
replies: text: As a pedant I must correct your spelling of the word "pedant", which you claim to be! Sorry!Lobsterthermidor (talk) 15:11, 2 December 2016 (UTC)
thread_title:  Inconsistency in Arms 

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thread_title:  External links modified 

message: Carrington's involvement with the internment of IRA suspects is covered e.g. in State of Emergency: The Way We Were: Britain, 1970-1974 by Dominic Sandbrook: here. I expect there are others. But I'm not sure if the topic is sufficiently notable for inclusion in the article. Any other views? Martinevans123 (talk) 15:06, 16 July 2018 (UTC)
replies: text: People go on about it, but from Sandbrook's account, pp.247-8, it seems the decision to let the Army use the 'Five Techniques' (mainly hooding and white noise) on detainees, a carry-over from colonial policing, was taken jointly by Carrington and Home Secretary Reginald Maudling and was only in force from April to August 1971, at which point an enquiry was ordered. Khamba Tendal (talk) 20:11, 16 July 2018 (UTC)
replies: text: Yes, indeed. That's exactly how I read it. To hold Carington solely responsible is just way off the mark. And disregards an awful lot of Whitehall history tied up with the H-blocks etc. If anything I would have thought Maudlin, as Home Secretary, really carried the can for that. And of course where is Heath in all of this?  Martinevans123 (talk) 20:33, 16 July 2018 (UTC)
thread_title:  IRA suspects 

message: I've corrected 'rail bridge' to 'road bridge', because that was the one that Carrington's Grenadier Guards troop actually took. The rail bridge downstream was taken earlier in the day by American paratroopers after an assault crossing in boats, but the Americans hadn't worked along the far bank to the road bridge by the time the Grenadier tanks forced their way over. Khamba Tendal (talk) 18:21, 31 March 2024 (UTC)
thread_title:  Nijmegen