Talk:Leslie Rowan

A fact from Leslie Rowan appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know column on 2 March 2021 (check views). The text of the entry was as follows:

Did you know... that Leslie Rowan was PPS to Winston Churchill and Clement Attlee, but Hugh Dalton called him "A bit too pi for me"?

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The result was: promoted by Hawkeye7 (talk) 18:47, 18 February 2021 (UTC)[reply]

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... that Leslie Rowan was PPS to Winston Churchill and Clement Attlee, but Hugh Dalton called him "A bit too pi for me"?
Sources: (1) John Fforde, R. S. Sayers, J. H. Clapham, The Bank of England and Public Policy, 1941–1958 (Cambridge University Press, 1992), p. 239
(2) Hugh Dalton, The Political Diary of Hugh Dalton, 1918–40, 1945–60 (Cape, 1986), p. 485

Reviewed: Red Meat Republic

Created by Moonraker (talk). Self-nominated at 10:14, 7 February 2021 (UTC).[reply]

Article is new enough (created 6 Feb), long enough, and policy compliant. Earwig does not raise concerns. Hook is interesting, short enough, and has in-line citation to an off-line source (accepted in good faith from established editor). QPQ requirement satisfied. Cbl62 (talk) 03:45, 14 February 2021 (UTC)[reply]