Talk:John Key

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Contents 1 trivia & tone 2 Citations and Sources 3 Citecheck template removed 4 Role clarification 5 Views 6 Ancestry

[edit] trivia & tone

Is John Key's use of the postal system noteworthy because he's the leader of the National Party? I don't know why him sending a rosette to his mother is much deserving of posterity. And is putting his address up less noteworthy and more an invasion of his privacy? And perhaps, more than anything, public figures, leaders of political parties and members of the House of Representatives don't need trivia sections, because they don't need to be trivialised - if it have to be included as loose change at the end of the article, was it noteworthy to begin with? This article needs to be fleshed out some more, and focused less on JK the private citizen and more on JK the public official. It's a bit directionless, is all. Kripto 21:22, 25 February 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Citations and Sources

"John Key is believed to be NZ's richest..." is not fact, nor is there any proof of this. It is not Neutral POV. Stevee2 04:00, 18 June 2006 (UTC)

Chill Palooka

• Thanks for the suggestion, but I think I shall pass. Stevee2 11:52, 26 June 2006 (UTC)

Also the NBR Rich list has Bob Clarkson, MP for Tauranga, at $30 million, and no mention of Key. The NBR rich list is notoriously unreliable, but equally it is the best measure we have - especially compared to speculation. Ham21 13:24, 26 July 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Citecheck template removed

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[edit] Role clarification

The articles needs to make clear that key will/is head the parlimentary cacus. Not the Whole National party. - SimonLyall 09:25, 23 November 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Views

Could anyone tell me whether he is a republican or a monarchist.

I'd say republican. I don't think he's a hard-core one though, like most tories. --Lholden 22:12, 27 November 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Ancestry

Under Trivia he would (if National won) be the THIRD Prime Minister of Jewish descent - after Julius Vogel & who else? Hugo999 13:18, 30 January 2007 (UTC)

Francis Bell's mother was Jewish, which makes him Jewish under the traditional Jewish rules. However, I'm not certain whether he considered himself to be Jewish — I think his father was Anglican, and he apparently attended an Anglican school. So he was of partial Jewish descent, but may not have been practicing (unlike Vogel). -- Vardion 19:41, 31 January 2007 (UTC)

Much like Key himself - he's Jewish by traditional (although not Israeli) rules. --Lholden 20:25, 31 January 2007 (UTC)