Talk:John Woodcock, Baron Walney

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Sexual harassment accusation and resignation from the Labour Party

The page currently says "Woodcock stated that he would take the General Secretary of the Labour Party to court to force an independent inquiry to take place.". Is there any further information available about if this independent inquiry into the allegations of sexual harassment ever took place? 83.218.151.178 (talk) 13:03, 7 November 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Anything yet?83.218.151.178 (talk) 10:20, 28 January 2020 (UTC)[reply]

I suspect that now he has stepped down as an MP he is not pursuing this. John Womble (talk) —Preceding undated comment added 10:44, 28 January 2020 (UTC)[reply]

I assume one would have been done before he was appointed as a special envoy but I can't find anything about it. Can anyone with stronger Google skills find anything? 80.47.148.59 (talk) 14:25, 17 April 2020 (UTC)[reply]

I have added an update based on something he tweeted when he was ennobled. Busypenguin (talk) 16:39, 7 September 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Any update on Woodock having an independent inquiry about the allegations of sexual harassment yet? Been a few years now 92.28.73.211 (talk) 00:50, 29 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Still no update? 92.7.26.190 (talk) 09:38, 17 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Any update yet? 89.243.195.186 (talk) 14:43, 3 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Paid positions as a lobbyist for arms and fossil fuel industry groups

What is wrong with the following information about Woodcock?

He holds a number of paid positions as a lobbyist for arms and fossil fuel industry groups.^[1] These include paid chair of the Purpose Defence Coalition, members of which include arms manufacturer Leonardo, which has "extensive links" to Israel’s military, paid adviser to lobbying company Rud Pedersen, which has oil and gas company Glencore as a client and paid adviser to the Purpose Business Coalition, which includes BP as a member.^[2]

It was recently removed from the bio.

Burrobert (talk) 06:11, 14 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

It is against House of Lords rules to be a paid lobbyist. You can’t make allegations in Wikipedia bios, hence its deletion. Busypenguin (talk) 11:06, 20 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

You can't just remove sourced content for no apparent reason. AusLondonder (talk) 14:52, 20 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Ok fine - I will rephrase it as the current wording does not even reflect the article. There is a big difference between holding advisory roles with companies that do lobbying and that individual being a lobbyist. It might sound like splitting hairs but it’s the difference between someone breaking Lords standards and someone not.

I would welcome discussion on the “extensive links to Israel”. Is that not a partisan insertion into a bio? Busypenguin (talk) 15:00, 20 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

" 'extensive links' to Israel’s military" is about the defence company Leonardo. It is in the Byline Times source. A google search also shows that it is a reasonable assessment. Burrobert (talk) 10:23, 21 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

References

^ Fox, Kara (14 September 2024). "Climate protesters are taking action against Big Oil. UK courts are handing them prison terms akin to rapists and thieves". CNN. Retrieved 9 October 2024.
^ Mortimer, Josiah (17 May 2024). "Government 'Independent Adviser' Who 'Backs Ban' on Climate and Palestine Groups has Paid Roles with Defence and Business Lobbyists". Byline Times. Retrieved 9 October 2024.

[cnn140924-1] Fox, Kara (14 September 2024). "Climate protesters are taking action against Big Oil. UK courts are handing them prison terms akin to rapists and thieves". CNN. Retrieved 9 October 2024.

[blt170524-2] Mortimer, Josiah (17 May 2024). "Government 'Independent Adviser' Who 'Backs Ban' on Climate and Palestine Groups has Paid Roles with Defence and Business Lobbyists". Byline Times. Retrieved 9 October 2024.

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