Talk:Barbara Amiel

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I believe the wife of a life peer is properly styles as "lady X of Y" and not "baroness X of Y", as the latter is the style of a woman life peer in her own right. Correct me if I'm wrong. Ulpian 19:57, 9 June 2006 (UTC)

It's not clear where she was born, although one can assume she was born in Britain from the subsequent paragraph? Mdecker london 08:09, 29 October 2006 (UTC)

[edit] David Irving

However, in 1992 she defended David Irving in her Sunday Times column [1] [2] and has also defended Jean-Marie Le Pen.

The above quote has been removed from the article. The source is Irving's own site so we could do with further investigation. If anyone could find a copy of the July 5, 1992 edition of the Sunday Times to verify the article referred to it would be helpful. Catchpole 18:06, 24 November 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Involvement in Conrad Black's legal issues

Why is there no discussion of her many references in the legal proceedings against Conrad Black (e.g., lavish birthday parties paid for with corporate funds)?

[edit] Theory

 The theory that she was any kind of "urchin" is based on her own assertion.

I thought that she was a hooker, or at the very least, lived with hookers, after she left home at 14.

School friends say that she lived in a middle-class house at that time. She would have had difficulty getting into university if she had left formal education at the age of 14. It might have been difficult to get a job or dole at 14. I am not familiar with Canadian conditions at that time.

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