Talk:Tommy Sheridan

message: I presume that RSL stands for Republican Socialist League - but this is not explained in the article.
Perhaps someone could confirm and add note in text?
Also, I had a look at the SSP's site from the link at the bottom and noticed it says that Sheridan is the convenor of the SSP.
Hmmm.... didn't he resign to be replaced by Colin Fox. Or is the SSP site just out of date?
Camillus(talk) 02:36, 3 December 2005 (UTC)
thread_title:  RSL/Convenor 

message: Does this make sense? I would have thought Trotskyist implies Marxist implies atheist implies not Catholic. Does it mean "family of Trotskyists from a Roman Catholic background" or something similar?A Geek Tragedy 16:30, 28 April 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: Yes it does make sense. Have you heard of a Christain Jew or an Christian Arab? My point is clear. The UK does not demand atheism of it's Karl Marx admirers. (82.44.79.85 01:46, 5 August 2006 (UTC)

text: Thank you, unsigned. This is roughly what I meant alothough I was thinking more about marxism not liking religion than the other way around. Materialism is pretty central to marxism (if I understood Marx right) and there is the stuff about "opium of the people". A Geek Tragedy 16:58, 27 August 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: "Catholic Trotskyist family"

message: What is all this about? Well known by whom? I have never heard of any other members of Sheridan's family who might be considered well known. Certainly not well known in politics. So, I would contend that it is false to suggest that he comes from a well known family of any kind.
Tommy's mother Alice was leading activist in the anti-poll tax movement, was expelled from the Labour Party for her support of Militant and was a candidate for the SSP on a number of occassions she remains a public spokesperson for Solidarity. His sister was a reaonably well known Militant activist in the 1980's. She is also a practising Catholic (see discussion above). Citation for Alice's role is available in Tommy's autobiography and in press coverage of his trial. She was a significant influence on Tommy's early political development.  Green ribbon (talk) 16:14, 1 January 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  well known...Trotskyist family..? 

message: I have reverted the edits made by Jim Monaghan assuming that he is the same Jim Monaghan referred to in this article
http://media.guardian.co.uk/site/story/0,,1879927,00.html
Ms medusa 17:53, 9 December 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: NPOV: Edits by Press officer of Solidarity

message: Its true - although I cant find a source for itMs medusa 16:24, 20 May 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: OK now found source Ms medusa 16:27, 20 May 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: Daddy Dog record

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message: I think the second line of paragraph two contains an inaccuracy: "and was jailed for six months for trying to stop a warrant sale". As I recall, he was arrested and imprisoned for breaching an interdict forbidding his presence at the warrant sale. His six month sentence was, therefore, not for interfering with the sale but for contempt of the court's order.
Cpmac (talk) 13:31, 21 February 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Arrest at warrant sale 

message: I am not disputing that there have been reports in the press that Sheridan might contest the european election, but I have seen other reports that he has decided not to stand, presumably deciding to concentrate on his legal case.  Can anyone clarify? PatGallacher (talk) 13:23, 3 April 2009 (UTC)
thread_title: European election

message: "Sheridan denies drinking the champagne and the claim of substance abuse"
He's an adult who, allegedly, imbibed cocaine through free choice. I don't think the term 'Substance abuse' covers this. 'Substance Abuse' is a clumsy term, I believe the term 'Cocaine user' or 'used cocaine' is much more accurate and correct. Thru-a-hoop (talk) 06:47, 30 May 2010 (UTC)
thread_title:  Substance Abuse? 

message: In the news today: "Tommy Sheridan is expected to be released from Castle Huntly open prison - just over a year into his three-year sentence".BBC News--♦IanMacM♦ (talk to me) 07:12, 30 January 2012 (UTC)
replies: text: Apparently he has got to wear an electronic tag for the next six months, but this did not seem notable enough for the article. It is in the citations.--♦IanMacM♦ (talk to me) 06:53, 31 January 2012 (UTC)
thread_title:  Sheridan "due to leave jail" 

message: I've added that Coulson's been charged with perjury to the lead, but it might be better being moved to the illegal surveillance section, where there is earlier info about it. CS Miller (talk) 19:21, 7 July 2014 (UTC)
replies: text: Done. Philip Cross (talk) 20:52, 7 July 2014 (UTC)
thread_title:  Coulson's alleged perjury 

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thread_title: Assessment comment

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message: Does anyone want to suppor the IP's repeated attempts to insert "and convict"  in the first line of the lede? We cover the issue in the article and even in the lede, but it seems WP:UNDUE to me to add this to the first line. Is this really what he is known for? Meters (talk) 05:40, 15 January 2018 (UTC)
replies: text: No, it's just a cheap attempt to violate WP:NPOV and WP:BLP. His main source of notability is as a politician and the libel action and subsequent prison sentence are given adequate coverage in the WP:LEAD. See also Jonathan Aitken.--♦IanMacM♦ (talk to me) 05:50, 15 January 2018 (UTC)
replies: text: Thanks for the confirmation. Meters (talk) 05:56, 15 January 2018 (UTC)
replies: text: I totally agree with .  ‑ ‑ Gareth Griffith‑Jones The Welsh Buzzard ‑ ‑ 11:23, 15 January 2018 (UTC)
replies: text: IP has been blocked again, this time for edit warring to add "and ex convict" to the first line of the lede. That's no more acceptable than the first version. Meters (talk) 19:11, 23 January 2018 (UTC)
thread_title:  First line of lede