Talk:Wind of Change (speech)

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Too much POV and poor English yet again demonstrate why Wikipedia is not the place to source information on sensitive topics like this. Great for looking at the anatomy of an orange though.

"Winds of Change (Song)" seems to incorrectly redirect to this page. I think it should redirect to "Wind of Change (song)" Inhahe (talk) 22:11, 17 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]

In this article, mention is made of the implication and effects of the "Wind of Change" on the Portuguese colonies. But what about all of colonial Africa? Especially the Belgian possessions of the Congo, Rwanda and Burundi, the vast French colonies in West Africa and Equatorial Africa, Madagascar and Djibouti, the Spanish colonies in Africa, and perhaps even Italian administered UN trust territory of Somalia? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Amsterdave (talk • contribs) 13:00, 3 October 2011 (UTC)[reply]

The following is currently cited as original research in this article:

The speech is also popularly (and inaccurately) known as the "winds of change" speech. Macmillan himself, in titling the first volume of his memoirs Winds of Change (1966), seems to have acquiesced to popular misquotation[original research?].

While I understand the view of the person who added the "original research" citation, I still think this comparison is very much worth underlining. So I've had a go at toning down the language in the article. If you disagree, I'd be happy to hear your views. Gregory 16:49, 4 October 2012 (UTC)