Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Ruth Lea


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The result was keep. Eddie891 Talk Work 23:13, 26 November 2020 (UTC)

Ruth Lea

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Very little biographical coverage in RSes; CBE would suggest possible notability, but even that needs the material, which appears not to exist. WP:BEFORE doesn't show any either - mostly content by the subject, but vanishingly little about the subject, which would meet any of the four prongs of WP:JOURNALIST/WP:ECONOMIST, or even just WP:GNG. Does independent, third-party, biographical coverage of the subject in reliable sources exist? David Gerard (talk) 20:54, 19 November 2020 (UTC)
 * Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Journalism-related deletion discussions. David Gerard (talk) 20:54, 19 November 2020 (UTC)
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 * Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Women-related deletion discussions.  Spiderone  21:21, 19 November 2020 (UTC)


 * Keep. ‘Having served on the Councils of London University and the Royal Economic Society, the National Consumer Council, the Nurses' Pay Review Body, the Office for National Statistics Advisory Committee, the Economic and Social Research Priorities Board, the Retail Prices Advisory Committee and the Institute of Economic Affairs Shadow Monetary Policy Committee, she has served as a judge for several national achievement awards, was a governor of the London School of Economics’. No shortage of sources readily available online to support notability. Mccapra (talk) 22:09, 19 November 2020 (UTC)
 * Sources include 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6. Mccapra (talk) 22:24, 19 November 2020 (UTC)


 * Keep. Clearly notable: has a UK Who's Who entry https://doi.org/10.1093/ww/9780199540884.013.U24027 & lots of coverage in The Times. Piecesofuk (talk) 19:49, 20 November 2020 (UTC)
 * Keep. Inclusion in Who's Who appears sufficient, but she also has elected fellowships of two academic bodies and three honorary degrees, as well as being a go-to expert in the UK press for right-wing financial views, and in particular she's had a lot of recent press coverage over her views on the merits of lockdown. Also per Mccapra above. Espresso Addict (talk) 13:07, 25 November 2020 (UTC)
 * Keep: The subject has had a prominent business and media career (described by Will Hutton as "one of our national reactionary treasures" here); along with her CBE award there is enough for biographical notability. AllyD (talk) 09:12, 26 November 2020 (UTC)
 * Keep. Recipient of the CBE, which we have always held to satisfy the requirements of WP:ANYBIO #1. -- Necrothesp (talk) 14:11, 26 November 2020 (UTC)


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