Talk:Rob Barber
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Earnings
[edit]Rob Barber gained public notoriety after being identified as the audience member on Question Time who claimed despite earning over £80,000.00 per annum, he was not part of the top 5% of UK earners. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 77.99.184.160 (talk • contribs) 18:42, 22 November 2019 (UTC)[1]
References
- I dispute that Barber has gained enough notoriety from his idiotic comments on one QT episode to be eligible for a Wikipedia article.
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Became Nationally famous in the UK when he appeared on BBC's Question time on the 21st November 2019 accusing the Labour Party of lying that earning over £80,000 did not put him in the top 5% earners in the UK, even though it did.
reference https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/politics/bbc-question-time-man-who-20935155 Langers2uk (talk) 20:12, 22 November 2019 (UTC)
- Done, in my own words. Andy Mabbett (Pigsonthewing); Talk to Andy; Andy's edits 21:17, 22 November 2019 (UTC)
Income bracket
[edit]Why has the statement showing his claims were false been removed? It's been referenced correctly. Cassdotcom (talk) 17:37, 26 November 2019 (UTC)
DOB
[edit]Mirror source likely got age as 36 from his website: https://www.prbracing.co.uk/team-info/
edit at: 19:35, 27 November 2019 2a00:23c6:b00a:c601:b146:b96d:ea6c:a986 removing fair information whilst also correcting DOB (as '1979') without a source is suggestive of self editing of the article - have left DOB as of this edit — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2A01:4B00:9D39:1800:B503:53F5:DA98:F585 (talk)