Talk:Frank Field, Baron Field of Birkenhead

message: "Born in London with a violent father..."
Is this true?
Even if so, what does it have to do with anything?
WikiReaderer 16:15, 3 October 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Really? 

message: The publications list to me is ridiculously large, especially for an article of this size. Anyone object if I delete it, adding a comment in the body that he is a prolific writer? Rwendland (talk) 09:01, 12 May 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Publications list 

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message: Note that the constituency vote, which took place on Friday 27 July, "... does not carry any official force, but constituency party members could seek a trigger ballot that would have the potential to deselect Field.": . Currently Field is still the legally elected representative for Birkenhead. Thanks.  Martinevans123 (talk) 17:15, 29 July 2018 (UTC)
thread_title:  Vote on no confidence July 2018 

message: It was on the news this morning (Friday August 31 2018) that Frank Field has been wondering whether to step down as an M.P., and thus trigger a by-election. This means that this article needs to be watched carefully to be updated. Vorbee (talk) 07:34, 31 August 2018 (UTC)
thread_title: Wondering whether to step down

message: There have been a few different iterations of Field's party field in the infobox since the announcement of his resigning the Labour whip. So far we've had:
# Labour (until 2018) 
# Labour (until 2018)Independent 
# Labour (member)  Independent Labour (MP) 
# Independent  (with Labour in 'otherparty')
# Labour (member)  Independent (MP) 
# Labour(Labour MP197930 August 2018;Member of the Labour Partysince circa 1960)Independent (Independent Labour) MP(since 30 August 2018) 
# Labour (member)Independent Labour MP (since 2018) 
# Labour (member)Sits as an Independent Labour MP in the House of Commons(since 30 August 2018) 
# Labour (member)Sits as an Independent MP in the House of Commons(since 30 August 2018) 
# Labour (member)Sits as an independent MP in the House of Commons(since 30 August 2018) 
Given the number of ways the same information has been expressed, I thought it'd be worth establishing a consensus here.
Some of these (1, 2, 4) don't include that Field is still a Labour member. Some (2, 4, 5, 9, 10) describe him as an independent, while others (3, 7, 8) describe him as "Independent Labour", which is how Field identifies himself, and one (6) describes him as "Independent (Independent Labour)". Some use the precise date that Field resigned the whip, and some include more text.
The purpose of an infobox, per WP:INFOBOXPURPOSE is to summarise the article's material, and should include minimal information. I don't think "sits in the House of Commons" is worth including, or the precise date. My preference is for the configuration in (7), though I can see that there's a good case to both "Independent" and "Independent Labour". Interested to hear other editors' views! Ralbegen (talk) 10:08, 31 August 2018 (UTC)
replies: text: All a bit premature before his decision on whether to resign? Martinevans123 (talk) 10:19, 31 August 2018 (UTC)
replies: text: Much too soon. Just wait'n'see what he decides to do next. ‑ ‑ Gareth Griffith‑Jones The Welsh Buzzard ‑ ‑ 14:09, 31 August 2018 (UTC)
replies: text: That's fair enough. Something to revisit in a few days. Ralbegen (talk) 14:32, 31 August 2018 (UTC)
replies: text: Yep he has hinted that he may call a by election in which case his position may become more clear in the following weeks Greenleader(2) (talk) 15:34, 31 August 2018 (UTC)
replies: text: A by-election would help clarify the true opinion in his constituency on Brexit, rather than Field. ‑ ‑ Gareth Griffith‑Jones The Welsh Buzzard ‑ ‑ 09:20, 1 September 2018 (UTC)
thread_title:  Party in infobox 

message: I've added Template:Current person for Field's resignation of the Labour Party whip. --The Vintage Feminist (talk) 11:37, 31 August 2018 (UTC)
replies: text: I've removed the template - the news cycle in the UK has moved on, thanks! Mechimp (talk) 23:41, 25 September 2018 (UTC)
thread_title:  Added [[Template:Current person]] 31 August 2018 

message: The Birkenhead Social Justice Party is not currently listed as a party with any seats on the official House of Commons website , nor can I find its registration details on the Electoral Commission website. Fields' statements  seem to suggest this is a label under which he will contest the next general election, and don't imply that he has immediately become a BSJ MP. I will edit to this effect. --LukeSurl t c 12:15, 4 October 2019 (UTC)
thread_title:  Birkenhead Social Justice Party 

message: He's just announced that he's terminally ill, presumably with cancer: https://www.theguardian.com/politics/live/2021/oct/22/uk-covid-live-booster-jabs-cases-data-jcvi-latest-updates
I won't modify the article until more info emerges. --Ef80 (talk) 11:02, 22 October 2021 (UTC)
replies: text: Better ref: https://www.theguardian.com/society/2021/oct/22/former-mp-frank-field-reveals-he-is-dying-at-euthanasia-bill-reading --Ef80 (talk) 12:42, 22 October 2021 (UTC)
thread_title:  Terminal illness