Talk:Boriswave

This article was nominated for deletion on 16 December 2024. The result of the discussion was redirect.

This article has been mentioned by a media organization: Jack Peat (December 17, 2024). "'Boriswave' Wikipedia page set up in reference to immigration surge under ex-PM". The London Economic. A "disputed" Wikipedia page has been set up in reference to the surge of immigration under former prime minister Boris Johnson. {{cite news}}: |access-date= requires |url= (help)

I don't think a single article in The Telegraph and some kunley_drukpa-adjacent Twitter chatter makes this term a thing. Immigration to the United Kingdom is a totally decent article that does everything this page does, except sans the snazzy Twitter terminology...and if you're unhappy with it, then just edit that article. Theodore Christopher (talk) 13:17, 16 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Quite agree. The article should be deleted. John Smith's (talk) 13:35, 16 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Reputable sites I found using the terminology:

https://www.adamsmith.org/blog/britains-ilr-emergency

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2024/10/19/britain-must-kick-its-addiction-to-migration-led-growth/

https://conservativehome.com/2024/12/12/sam-bidwell-the-immigration-slow-motion-car-crash-that-is-coming-and-how-to-stop-it/

I think it's entering the lexicon. Maybe the renaming of the 'Brexit and COVID' section of https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Modern_immigration_to_the_United_Kingdom to 'Boriswave' would be better? 2A02:C7C:7CCC:7A00:C862:50D2:90F7:AD5E (talk) 13:39, 16 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Yes, and I'm sure the intent is to help drive it into the lexicon via things like this page. John Smith's (talk) 13:46, 16 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

These are basically the only three reputable sources that include the word. With all due respect to Max Tempers, you can't just invent a phrase from whole cloth, make a Wikipedia article for it, and then say "omg this is spreading". Maybe give it a few months, see if it catches on. None of the info in this article seems to be overtly wrong, it's just that the phrase isn't relevant. Theodore Christopher (talk) 14:09, 16 December 2024 (UTC) Theodore Christopher (talk) 14:09, 16 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

If the article isn't deleted then it can be renamed. After all, the "wave" didn't end after Boris Johnson left office. John Smith's (talk) 14:11, 16 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Whilst I don’t think this phrase yet merits a Wikipedia article (I expect it will in the future), I can’t help but sense from your use of quotation marks there that you have biases in your commenting here, @John Smith's. EPEAviator (talk) 18:28, 16 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Per notice on the front page. [1]. John Smith's (talk) 13:47, 16 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]