Talk:Brian Hutton, Baron Hutton

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Wikipedia naming conventions suggest that pages peers for life be situated at the name of the peer, and not the name of the peerage. -- Lord Emsworth 04:16, Jan 4, 2004 (UTC)

This article says he retired on Jan 11. The article on the Hutton Inquiry says he retired when the report was released. Which is correct? Adam 23:54, 1 Feb 2004 (UTC)

I replied at Talk:Hutton Inquiry. Pete/Pcb21 (talk) 08:24, 2 Feb 2004 (UTC)

Why is this article called James Brian Edward Hutton? His working name is Brian Hutton. Since there do not appear to be any other Brian Huttons in the world, why do we put his full name in the title? If no-one has a good answer I will propose moving the article. Adam 04:12, 3 Feb 2004 (UTC)

There is some confusion as to wether Hutton was involved in the Bloody Sunday inquest or the Bloody Sunday inquiry (Widgery Tribunal). See for example Nick Cohen in the Observer, or these. From this BBC article it seems quite clear though at it was the inquest. Can anyone confirm this? User:pir 06:00, 3 Feb 2004

In a pre-emptive strike against probably criticism of quoting a Sinn Fein guy, let me point out that Peter Oborne is at least as biased as Danny Morrison, who should, I believe, be quoted here to preserve overall NPOV. New Statesman: "Peter Oborne,[...] is an ultraloyal supporter of Crown and Army, and son of Brigadier Oborne, secretary of the Anglo-Irish Parliamentary Body (but not, fascinatingly, in Who's Who). Unusually for Westminster hacks, who chiefly mix with politicians, Oborne is well-connected in the establishment demi-monde." User:pir 05:52, 3 Feb 2004

I added the Oborne extract, and I have no objection to the balancing quote from the Sinn Fein guy. The Spectator is of course a Tory paper, so Oborne's bias should be apparent to all. I cited it to balance the rather anti-Hutton tone of the preceding commentary. Adam 02:21, 4 Feb 2004 (UTC)

The number of names this article has been at seems at bit startling. It seems to move on about a weekly basis... don't we have a fixed policy for Barons and other nobles? Pcb21| Pete 11:04, 31 Jul 2004 (UTC)

"The Widgery Tribunal, a commission of inquiry established by the Heath government, is now widely regarded as a whitewash of the British Army." I think this has to come under the heading of weasel words. It is also rather nonsencical, "a whitewash [of] the British army". Is this supposed to mean a whitewash, organised by the British army, or exonerating the British army? Can anyone in the know improve on this? Thehalfone 15:52, 25 February 2007 (UTC)