Talk:Derek Conway

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[edit] Corrupt?

An IP editor has been repeatedly inserting the word "corrupt" into the opening sentence of this article. The artcile indicates that a parliamentary investigation found that the extent of the payments to his son was excessive, and recommended sanctions. That of itself does not provide sufficient grounds for Wikipedia to declare him to be corrupt. There is no mention of a formal allegation that Conway deliberately abused his position, rather than making an error of judgement. A term such as "corrupt" should only be used here if it is backed up - verbatim - in a credible source, which must be cited. Without supporting evidence, not only does it violate Wikipedia:Biographies_of_living_persons but also Wikipedia:original_research and Wikipedia:Neutral_point_of_view. Please read these policies and if you still think it right and necessary to descibe Conway as corrupt please add citations which substantiate the description. Thanks - Timberframe (talk) 16:19, 24 March 2008 (UTC)