Talk:Sadiq Khan

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Crime and Policing[edit]

The crime and policing section shows that crime has been rising in London since Khan took office. While this is true up to 2019, for the past 4 years it has been falling - the homicide rate in particular has tailed off. The worst that has been in recent years was in 2003 (216 victims). In 2016 it was 116, 2019 it peaked at 153 (of which 94 were stabbings), 2022 was 110 (70 stabbings). Source: https://www.met.police.uk/sd/stats-and-data/met/homicide-dashboard/ Sciamachy (talk) 10:47, 13 August 2023 (UTC)[reply]

My contribution taken down[edit]

I would like to know why my addition to this page was taken down. I added Khans sad error of putting a white family on a London promotional brochure where he added the tagline, "Doesn't represent real Londoners". I documented everything and stated just the facts. Who is protecting Khan and why? If what I wrote was in error or factually not true, I would love to see what my mistake(s) was. This is one reason why many do not trust Wikipedia nor respect it and claim it has a liberal bias. Wikipedia must do a better job reporting ALL info on a person, place or subject of any kind and show no bias. Lostinnh (talk) 22:26, 25 November 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Not the one who removed your contribution but the editor who did stated that it was for likely copyright violations. Your contribution copied the source article word for word from "Khan was forced to distance himself" onwards up until "his view or the view of the GLA." Please rewrite the info when adding it to the Wikipedia article in your own words. You can quote the source article, but do so sparingly (I typically do so only when necessary). For more help see Wikipedia:Copying text from other sources and Wikipedia:Close paraphrasing. ThatRandomGuy1 (talk) 22:45, 25 November 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for your help. I read the editors criticisms AFTER I wrote my reply. I did not see anything on my Notices or Alerts until then. The request of using my own words is not an unreasonable one. However, I did make other additions in my 5 months on here, some by pure copying and pasting, with no objections from anyone. Find that strange. I cannot believe that the objections to my most recent editing are not, somewhat in part, due to the two subjects; Muslim pols who are minorities in Great Britian. I also find it impossible to believe I am the first to add these well known negative incidents to their Wiki pages just to have them removed. I found the threats of blocking me as an editor distasteful and pathetic. I am also curious why this editor did not make the changes him/herself as I did most of the work (on Yusafs page, some of the copy were my words). I only started doing this "editing" 6+ months ago because of the grammatical errors I so often saw.

Thanks again for your assistance. Lostinnh (talk) 23:29, 25 November 2023 (UTC)[reply]

ThatRandomGuy1 is correct. Thriftycat ^{Talk • Contribs} 01:21, 26 November 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Source verification - legal case list[edit]

Hello, I've gone through the sources currently claiming cases Sadiq was involved in during his legal career and checked to see if the sources actually mention him as being involved. Heres my results:

Bubbins vs The United Kingdom (European Court of Human Rights – shooting of an unarmed individual by police marksmen)^[1]?
HSU and Thompson v Met Police (wrongful arrest/police damages)^[2] - N this doesn't mention Khan.
Reeves v Met Police (duty of care to prisoners)^[3] N this doesn't mention Khan.
Murray v CAB (discrimination)^[4] N this goes to an article about sick days, not relevant to Murray v CAB at all
Ahmed v University of Oxford (racial discrimination against a student)^[5] N this is a broken link
Dr Jadhav v Secretary of State for Health (racial discrimination in the employment of Indian doctors by the health service)^[6] N doesn't mention khann, also appears to be a personal webpage/blog Yfound a better source for this one^[7]
CI Logan v Met Police (racial discrimination)^[8] Y
Supt Dizaei v Met Police (police damages, discrimination)^[9]N this source doesn't mention Khan and is a wikipedia articleYfound a better source for this one ^[10]
Inquest into the death of David Rocky Bennett (use of restraints)^[11]Y
Lead solicitor on Mayday demonstration 2001 test case litigation (Human Rights Act)^[12]N this is a broken link
Farrakhan v Home Secretary (Human Rights Act): in 2001, Khan represented the American Nation of Islam leader Louis Farrakhan in the High Court and overturned a ban on him entering the United Kingdom, first imposed in 1986. The government subsequently won on appeal.^[13]?^[14]Y
In February 2000, Khan represented a group of Kurdish actors who were arrested by Metropolitan Police during a rehearsal of the Harold Pinter play Mountain Language, securing £150,000 in damages for the group for their wrongful arrest and the trauma caused by the arrest.^[15]Y
McDowell and Taylor v Met Police: Leroy McDowell and Wayne Taylor successfully sued the Metropolitan Police for assault and false imprisonment.^[16]N this is a broken link
Represented Maajid Nawaz, Reza Pankhurst and Ian Nisbet in Egyptian court when they were arrested on charges of trying to revive Hizb ut-Tahrir.^[17]Y^[18]Y

(Question marks for where I don't have access to that journal or that book)

I'll flag them on the page but personally I think the ones lacking a propper source should be removed entirely. -- D'n'B-t -- 09:18, 30 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

I've removed the ones I couldn't verify as they're all potentially contentious and no better sources were forthcoming. -- D'n'B-t -- 09:35, 6 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

References

^ Martin, Neil (24 February 2006). "Bubbins v United Kingdom: Civil Remedies and the Right to Life – Martin – 2006 beav". Modern Law Review. 69 (2). Wiley Online Library: 242–249. doi:10.1111/j.1468-2230.2006.00583_1.x. S2CID 144989108.
^ Magrath, Paul (28 February 1997). "Law report: Juries to be given guidance on awards against police". The Independent. London. Archived from the original on 6 December 2017.
^ Law Lords Department. "House of Lords – Commissioners of Police for the Metropolis v. Reeves (A.P.) (Joint Administratix of the Estate of Martin Lynch, Deceased)". Parliament of the United Kingdom. Archived from the original on 19 July 2011. Retrieved 7 June 2011.
^ Rodionova, Zlata (7 June 2011). "Latest British Employment Law News". Independent.
^ "Latest British Employment Law News". Emplaw. Retrieved 16 May 2017.
^ "Jadhav v Secretary of State for Health". NTL. Archived from the original on 24 October 2012. Retrieved 7 June 2011.
^ "Doctor wins record racism payout". BBC News. 19 December 2003.
^ "Black officer's 'six figure sum' payout". BBC News. 13 November 2003.
^ Ali Dizaei
^ Vikram Dodd (4 Feb 2008). "Human rights lawyer, MP, and thorn in the Met's side". The Guardian.
^ "David 'Rocky' Bennett Inquiry Report. News from Christian Khan Solicitors, London UK". Christian Khan. 5 February 2004. Archived from the original on 11 March 2012. Retrieved 7 June 2011.
^ "Austin and another v Metropolitan Police Commissioner – [2009] All ER (D) 227 (Jan)". LexisNexis. 28 January 2009. Archived from the original on 11 March 2012. Retrieved 7 June 2011.
^ Hill 2016, p. 19.
^ "Farrakhan UK ban overturned". BBC News. 31 July 2001. Archived from the original on 11 January 2016.
^ Verkaik, Robert (2 February 2000). "£150,000 for police raid on Kurdish Pinter play". The Independent. London. Archived from the original on 8 November 2012.
^ "Analysis: Officers' fear of being branded racist has done little to reduce bias over suspects". The Independent. London. 8 November 2002.^{[dead link]}
^ "BBC NEWS | UK | England | Egypt trial Britons' case resumes". BBC News. 21 December 2002. Archived from the original on 23 September 2017. Retrieved 6 June 2017.
^ "6 months since the detention of British men --in Egypt – UK Indymedia". Indymedia UK. Archived from the original on 6 August 2017. Retrieved 6 June 2017.

[1] Martin, Neil (24 February 2006). "Bubbins v United Kingdom: Civil Remedies and the Right to Life – Martin – 2006 beav". Modern Law Review. 69 (2). Wiley Online Library: 242–249. doi:10.1111/j.1468-2230.2006.00583_1.x. S2CID 144989108.

[2] Magrath, Paul (28 February 1997). "Law report: Juries to be given guidance on awards against police". The Independent. London. Archived from the original on 6 December 2017.

[3] Law Lords Department. "House of Lords – Commissioners of Police for the Metropolis v. Reeves (A.P.) (Joint Administratix of the Estate of Martin Lynch, Deceased)". Parliament of the United Kingdom. Archived from the original on 19 July 2011. Retrieved 7 June 2011.

[4] Rodionova, Zlata (7 June 2011). "Latest British Employment Law News". Independent.

[5] "Latest British Employment Law News". Emplaw. Retrieved 16 May 2017.

[6] "Jadhav v Secretary of State for Health". NTL. Archived from the original on 24 October 2012. Retrieved 7 June 2011.

[7] "Doctor wins record racism payout". BBC News. 19 December 2003.

[8] "Black officer's 'six figure sum' payout". BBC News. 13 November 2003.

[9] Ali Dizaei

[10] Vikram Dodd (4 Feb 2008). "Human rights lawyer, MP, and thorn in the Met's side". The Guardian.

[11] "David 'Rocky' Bennett Inquiry Report. News from Christian Khan Solicitors, London UK". Christian Khan. 5 February 2004. Archived from the original on 11 March 2012. Retrieved 7 June 2011.

[12] "Austin and another v Metropolitan Police Commissioner – [2009] All ER (D) 227 (Jan)". LexisNexis. 28 January 2009. Archived from the original on 11 March 2012. Retrieved 7 June 2011.

[FOOTNOTEHill201619-13] Hill 2016, p. 19.

[14] "Farrakhan UK ban overturned". BBC News. 31 July 2001. Archived from the original on 11 January 2016.

[15] Verkaik, Robert (2 February 2000). "£150,000 for police raid on Kurdish Pinter play". The Independent. London. Archived from the original on 8 November 2012.

[16] "Analysis: Officers' fear of being branded racist has done little to reduce bias over suspects". The Independent. London. 8 November 2002.^{[dead link]}

[17] "BBC NEWS | UK | England | Egypt trial Britons' case resumes". BBC News. 21 December 2002. Archived from the original on 23 September 2017. Retrieved 6 June 2017.

[18] "6 months since the detention of British men --in Egypt – UK Indymedia". Indymedia UK. Archived from the original on 6 August 2017. Retrieved 6 June 2017.

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