Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Sir Keith Arbuthnot, 8th Baronet
like it or not, being a baronet is notable in itself in Great Britain.  is a ''guideline'' only, and the template on that page specifically states: "it is not set in stone and should be treated with common sense and the occasional exception."  The nominator of this AfD states although "it is a hereditary honour, it 'is not a peerage and has never entitled the holder to a seat in the House of Lords'. This means that the title has no claim to notability based on hereditary right of input to the British Parliamentary or legal systems." He is wrong in this opinion because all hereditary titles in Britain are notable. Today, 2007, no member of the peerage is ''entitled'' to a seat in the House of Lords. The Baronetage is always listed along with the Peerage in all publications and apart from the old right of a seat in The House, they are regarded as both noble and part of the titled aristocracy. Today they are on an entirely level playing field with the peerage. No member of the peerage or baronetcies has ever had "a hereditary right of input in the British legal systems", unless it was passing legislation. This baronet appears in ''Debrett's Distinguished People of Today'', the editors of which contend, in an article in ''The Guardian'' (6 Feb 89), contains "the most distinguished people in the country - all those listed truly deserve their place
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Stance: keep
Cited policy: WP:N (Wikipedia:Notability)