Talk:Rob Oakeshott
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Can this entry be updated to state that Mr Oakeshott completed a Bachelor of Laws from Macquarie University? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 202.171.160.133 (talk) 01:37, 14 August 2008 (UTC)
- Thank you for your suggestion. When you feel an article needs improvement, please feel free to make those changes. Wikipedia is a wiki, so anyone can edit almost any article by simply following the edit this page link at the top. The Wikipedia community encourages you to be bold in updating pages. Don't worry too much about making honest mistakes — they're likely to be found and corrected quickly. If you're not sure how editing works, check out how to edit a page, or use the sandbox to try out your editing skills. New contributors are always welcome. You don't even need to log in (although there are many reasons why you might want to). Timeshift (talk) 03:16, 14 August 2008 (UTC)
When did he go nat->ind?
Current text: On 9 March, 2001, at the Port Macquarie electoral committee meeting, he left the National Party.[1]
Antony says: Oakeshott resigned from the National Party in March 2002.
The smh cite does not mention 2001 or 2002. I'm changing the text. Timeshift (talk) 03:36, 4 September 2008 (UTC)
- Good catch. The 2001 date was a mistake I made in including information from his NSW Parliamentary bio page. It says 9 March 2002. I defer to the eminent Mr Green! Blarneytherinosaur gabby? 10:29, 4 September 2008 (UTC)
It begs the question why did he leave the National Party (the Nationals)? The Nationals seem to be very good at producing independents. There are currently three in the House of Representatives and a number in the NSW Legislative Assembly. In my view, a reasonably capable parliamentary leader of the Nats would be doing all possible to get these independents back in to the Nationals fold, by such methods as negotiation and even a little bit of compromise. Any thoughts people??? —Preceding unsigned comment added by Kingteesdale (talk • contribs) 23:42, 19 October 2008 (UTC)
- Um, no? How does this relate to article improvement? Timeshift (talk) 00:04, 20 October 2008 (UTC)
It relates a hell of a lot!! Mr O is an ex nat (one of a number). It begs the question does it not; why have a significant number of nats become independents??? Is this a problem for the nats - a sign perhaps that their leaders can not for the (political) life of them, negotiate and solve problems??? A member who has jumped ship is a problem and a big one for a party. It publically spells divisions and disagreements. Not what a party needs when it is trying to win elections and increase the number of seats it holds!
- ^ "Bob's best shot". Sydney Morning Herald. 6. Retrieved 2006-06-10.
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