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There is another Neil Hamilton who is arguably more famous than this guy. (Certainly in the UK). How should this chap (the US one) be disambiguated? Neil Hamilton (author) ?
The section "Wins BBC libel case" has a puzzling last sentence. I understand that the panorama programme alleged connections to right-wing groups, but what exactly was going on about the Nazi salute and the Sunday Times and the supposed confession? I can't trace any references. Also, what is the "previously cited article"? Presumably the previous citation has now been edited away! Can anyone clear this bit up? Mooncow 21:36, 24 June 2006 (UTC)
The bit I find a bit odd is the reason given for dropping the libel case against the Guardian. At the time, most people thought that the reason was that they were told they'd lose. In one sense, that's a conflict of interest - losing being against their interest - but... Lovingboth 20:35, 18 January 2007 (UTC)
The page for his wife is very small and it might be worth merging the two and renaming it "The Hamiltons" or something. They are well known as a pair in the UK, so this would make sense. Michaelritchie200 09:33, 29 June 2006 (UTC)
The section covering the 1997 election claims that media negativity soured the public perception of him, and implies that Martin Bell's candidacy was part of an orchestrated media campaign. It's all written up in a rather POV manner that tries to make Hamilton look like a victim. surely there was a lot of public interest in whether a corrupt politician (oh yes he was) who refused to stand down could actually survive. The main parties didn't contest the seat because they wanted a popular neutral who could get a crooked politician out of parliament. Totnesmartin (talk) 21:49, 2 November 2008 (UTC)
The article says that Hamilton "studied economics at the University College of Wales, Aberystwyth" and "Hamilton went on to study law at Corpus Christi College, Cambridge, where he attained a post-graduate law degree". According to the alumni search facility of the Aberystwyth University website, Hamilton's degree was a BScEcon in Economics and Politics, awarded in 1970, followed by MScEcon in Politics awarded in 1975. This accords with my own memory, having been in the Aberystwyth Politics Dept 1969-1972 and having had the misfortune to know him. (The search facility is only available to registered alumni.) I will amend the article acordingly. However, the sources for "studied economics" would appear to be the same as the claim of post-grad law at Cambridge, i.e. sources controlled by Hamilton, his wife or their PR people. I am not suggesting that he does not have the qualification, far from it, but I think we need a more reliable source that is independent of the subject. There is also the question of how he "worked as a teacher between 1973 and 1976 at St John's College, Southsea" if he was pursuing a masters degree until 1975. Again, there could be perfectly reasonable explanations (part time distance learning for example) but more reliable sources are needed. Emeraude (talk) 10:58, 16 March 2012 (UTC)
None of the examples given of his wit are funny. Should it just be deleted? It is pretty cringeworthy stuff. Comment by 90.194.17.214 (talk) 11:43, 10 January 2013 (UTC)
‘Cringeworthy’ seems to be a subjective opinion, so it can not be reported as such; if there is a record of others saying so, that could be reported. Did he have the misfortune to know you as a student or an instructor? 2A00:23C5:E0A0:8300:519F:C286:B1CC:9CD6 (talk) 08:40, 31 August 2019 (UTC)
Is there any good reason why his 2006 world cup signle isn't mentioned? http://www.bbc.co.uk/wiltshire/content/articles/2006/05/18/hamiltons_world_cup_song_feature.shtml — Preceding unsigned comment added by 169.252.4.21 (talk) 14:29, 27 May 2014 (UTC)
The infobox gives his profession as barrister. My understanding, and it is alluded to in the article, is that someone who has been declared bankrupt is not allowed to practise as a barrister. One might also consider that some of his legal cases would lead to disbarment. If so, then barrister needs to be deleted from the infobox. Emeraude (talk) 10:55, 10 August 2013 (UTC)
Don't know if Emeraude can do any better but I couldn't find any results from any Welsh constituency where he might have stood in 1974. If so, thanks. JRPG (talk) 09:59, 23 September 2014 (UTC)
Pardon my ignorance but I've never heard of this except in Connection with Hamilton & Michael Brown (British politician). I can't even find any traces on the internet. Can anyone provide futher info? JRPG (talk) 23:44, 16 December 2014 (UTC)
It says in the 'Political Career' section that Hamilton unsuccessfully contested Bournemouth West before becoming MP for Tatton but Bournemouth West is a safe seat (it has never been lost by the Conservatives) so he couldn't possible have stood there.Preceding comment made 20:17, 28 July 2015 by User 2.102.119.74
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Does this tweet by Neil Hamilton belong on the page? --1.136.111.12 (talk) 22:40, 6 July 2018 (UTC)
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An IP editor raised the question of WP:CATDEF and reverted my recent removal of some categories. To quote WP:CATDEF, "A central concept used in categorizing articles is that of the defining characteristics of a subject of the article. A defining characteristic is one that reliable sources commonly and consistently define the subject as having—such as nationality or notable profession (in the case of people), type of location or region (in the case of places), etc. For example, here: "Caravaggio, an Italian artist of the Baroque movement ...", Italian, artist, and Baroque may all be considered to be defining characteristics of the subject Caravaggio."
When people write of Hamilton, do they write of him as "Aberystwyth alum, Neil Hamilton" or "Neil Hamilton, UKIP politician and alumnus of Aberystwyth University". No, they don't. Ergo, it's not a defining characteristic about him. It is not one that reliable sources refer to. So it should go. They do sometimes write of him as "former Tory MP Neil Hamilton", so I would keep that category. Bondegezou (talk) 17:43, 9 April 2019 (UTC)
His wife appeared on some talk program a few years ago, with a few others, one of whom was a convicted criminal. The ex-con was allowed by the host to address her in an insulting manner. Is there a record of which programme this was? 213.205.240.183 (talk) 08:45, 31 August 2019 (UTC)
Please see Talk:UK Independence Party#Leadership mess. Timrollpickering (talk) 11:10, 14 September 2020 (UTC)
Emeraude, "disgraced" is non-factual, unencyclopedic language. The correct way to do it is to make factual statements and let the facts speak for themselves. Readers can read about cash-for-questions, his television appearances, his bankruptcy, and make their own minds up. cagliost (talk) 16:47, 13 December 2021 (UTC)
The reference cited to support his appearing in the film "Rocky Horror Picture Show" doesn't document him appearing in the 1975 film. He appeared in a live stage show that I suppose is based on the film. But the blue clickable text "Rocky Horror Picture Show" takes us to the Wikipedia article on the film, not the Wikipedia article on the live stage show. If there is no Wikipedia article on the live stage show, then there should be no blue link. Whether there is or isn't a Wikipedia article on the live stage show, the text should be corrected to make it clear that it's a reference to the live stage show, not the film. If everyone reading this talk-page post believed that it's worth $2 to be steered away from disinformation, than I would be able to spend my entire life correcting things like this. I am not for sale. But I don't put up a paywall either. I just ask you to decide what is worthwhile in your life, and what is worthwhile to avoid.2600:8804:8C40:401:1C64:8308:33BC:E2D6 (talk) 01:49, 22 December 2022 (UTC)Christopher L. Simpson