tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2705771450596300887.post842460076818744535..comments2024-03-18T07:41:11.077+00:00Comments on Lord Belmont in Northern Ireland: The McConnell BaronetsTimothy Belmonthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15111145260662707575noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2705771450596300887.post-54522607254318826062023-09-11T08:45:18.396+01:002023-09-11T08:45:18.396+01:00I think baronetcies are no longer created. Sir Den...I think baronetcies are no longer created. Sir Denis Thatcher was probably the last if I'm not mistaken. Lady Thatcher also created Willie Whitelaw a hereditary Viscount even though nobody could inherit.Andrewnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2705771450596300887.post-13519088245178271962010-08-28T12:08:43.613+01:002010-08-28T12:08:43.613+01:00Agree with anonymous 11.41.
Let it be so....Agree with anonymous 11.41.<br />Let it be so....Sandyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09377477402766591095noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2705771450596300887.post-63662838483045234482010-08-28T11:41:39.882+01:002010-08-28T11:41:39.882+01:00I would suggest that baronetages should be reserve...I would suggest that baronetages should be reserved for the wealthy who -<br />* have contributed to a great extent to employment;<br />* have made a great contribution to exports;<br />* have made a great and positive impact on civil society (in an unpaid capacity).<br />This would be an encouragement for wealthy people to get involved with society - eg become Lord Mayors, MPs - and put something back. It would be an encouragement for the brightest people to set up businesses that create wealth - ie not property developers and the like. We do not laud highly enough people who - like the Gustav Wolffs and the linen barons - created the wealth we enjoy today. It would exclude 'career politicians' who have done nothing else for the wider world, and the myriad celebrity musicians and TV personalities which our society seems to worship! The likes of James Dyson and the late Allen McClay spring to mind.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2705771450596300887.post-88728665558049326452010-08-27T20:08:53.833+01:002010-08-27T20:08:53.833+01:00It occurs to me that Otto Jaffe didn't receive...It occurs to me that Otto Jaffe didn't receive a baronetcy, despite serving two terms as Lord Mayor. Quite sad really.<br /><br />W.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com