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I think the passage "He also employed Holocaust denier David Irving in 1992 on the dubious assertion that Irving was one of the few people who could read German gothic typography." should be removed unless there is credible evidence to suggest that David Irving's appointment was not for the reasons disclosed.

I have removed the sentence. I have done this for a number of reasons.

* The statement has sat for over a month with fact tag - and no source has been added for the claim.

* Wikipedia:Biographies of living persons - which was formed as a result of the Seigenthaler controversy - gives very clear guidance. In short - biographies of living people should strictly adhere to NPOV and verifiability policies. The sentence I removed was not verifiable and of questionable wording. SFC9394 19:07, 7 September 2006 (UTC)

Can I just say how pleased I am to see the Eye's Brillo-AsianBabe photo employed in this article. Made my day. -- GWO

[edit] Removal of Radio 4 reference

To the paragraph about his current media activity, I added the sentence: He hosts Start the Week, a cultural programme on BBC Radio 4.

This sentence was removed, with no reason given. I cannot think why. I would rather not engage in an edit war. If reasons are not given for its removal, I will re-add it in a few days. BrainyBabe 17:20, 17 January 2007 (UTC)

If it can be cited, just add it. The JPS^{talk to me} 18:46, 17 January 2007 (UTC)

The presenter of Start the Week on Radio 4 is Andrew Marr. Philip Cross 18:57, 17 January 2007 (UTC)

Oh, how embarrassing. I hold my hands up in shame. I guess their voices sound similar to me. Or I just wasn't paying attention. An honest mistake. BrainyBabe 17:36, 21 January 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Private Eye photo

Is the 'much younger woman' in the photo mentioned in this section Pamella Bordes? To me, it reads as if it isn't, but it's sandwiched in between two bits about Bordes. If I knew for sure I could rewrite it to be clearer. Rissa (talk) 23:13, 26 April 2008 (UTC)

No, the woman is not Bordes. The cited British Journalism Review article explains all. Philip Cross (talk) 22:11, 27 April 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Simpsons reference

Is this really relevant? As the head of Sky, a company with an affiliation to Fox, Neil would have inevitably added The Simpsons to his schedule. Philip Cross (talk) 22:11, 27 April 2008 (UTC)