William Hague

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William Hague has been forceful in his denial that his relationship with his special advisor on foreign policy has been inappropriate. I'm sure we will all accept his statement.

We haven't heard the last of it, though. I'm sure some curious reporter will shortly be asking him what sort of special advice he expected to get from a 25 year old with no experience whatsoever of foreign policy.

And why, when they were deciding who should share a room with who, he chose this lad rather than Eric Pickles!​
 
gynn said:
And why, when they were deciding who should share a room with who, he chose this lad rather than Eric Pickles!​
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Probably because one's twenty five....and the other's twenty five stone.

:D

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It's good the 'special' advisor in question has been named.

He has a look of young Cyfr.

:D
 
It's been quite interesting, but doesn't hold a candle to the scandals of years gone by.

Did they dress up in football kits, instead of pyjamas?

Did they order oranges from room service?

Did the cleaners find any stockings, fashioned into nooses, left carelessly behind the door?

More details needed.
 
Nobody cares what he does on his day off BUT there's going to be a hell of a row about paying "Friends" out of the public purse and why deny something that nobody knew about anyway?
 
wadey said:
Nobody cares what he does on his day off BUT there's going to be a hell of a row about paying "Friends" out of the public purse and why deny something that nobody knew about anyway?
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Especially when all other Ministers manage with two 'special advisors', and this unqualified lad was Hague's third.

Nice work if you can get it.

Seems strange he resigned.

:rolleyes:
 
Reporters who remember William Hague's byelection win in Richmond in 1989 affectionately recall one odd aspect of the campaign. Whatever they asked a Conservative press officer about their precocious bachelor candidate's views on great issues of the day, the jittery answer would usually be: "Did you know, his girlfriend's arriving tomorrow?" Yet gay Tory MPs are adamant that the foreign secretary is not, as Lady Thatcher used to say, "one of us".

The Guardian
 
Political blogger Guido Fawkes, a pseudonym for transparency campaigner Paul Staines, has submitted a Freedom of Information request demanding details of Mr Myers's terms of employment.

It asks: 'Has Mr Myers been on any international trips with the Foreign Secretary? How much is Mr Myers being paid? Could you please provide a detailed job description?'

Privately-educated Mr Myers's appointment was revealed at the weekend after pictures emerged of him walking with 49-year-old Mr Hague in Westminster last year.


Read more: Foreign secretary William Hague on the spot over new special adviser | Mail Online
 
wadey said:
Reporters who remember William Hague's byelection win in Richmond in 1989 affectionately recall one odd aspect of the campaign. Whatever they asked a Conservative press officer about their precocious bachelor candidate's views on great issues of the day, the jittery answer would usually be: "Did you know, his girlfriend's arriving tomorrow?" Yet gay Tory MPs are adamant that the foreign secretary is not, as Lady Thatcher used to say, "one of us".

The Guardian
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He can't be gay.

He's always voted strongly against changes for equality on gay right issues.

:rolleyes:
 
gynn said:
William Hague has been forceful in his denial that his relationship with his special advisor on foreign policy has been inappropriate. I'm sure we will all accept his statement.

We haven't heard the last of it, though. I'm sure some curious reporter will shortly be asking him what sort of special advice he expected to get from a 25 year old with no experience whatsoever of foreign policy.

And why, when they were deciding who should share a room with who, he chose this lad rather than Eric Pickles!​
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For £75,000 a year I'd share a room with Pickles
 
wadey said:
Political blogger Guido Fawkes, a pseudonym for transparency campaigner Paul Staines, has submitted a Freedom of Information request demanding details of Mr Myers's terms of employment.

It asks: 'Has Mr Myers been on any international trips with the Foreign Secretary? How much is Mr Myers being paid? Could you please provide a detailed job description?'

Privately-educated Mr Myers's appointment was revealed at the weekend after pictures emerged of him walking with 49-year-old Mr Hague in Westminster last year.


Read more: Foreign secretary William Hague on the spot over new special adviser | Mail Online
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It's all rather odd.

Especially considering Guido Fawkes is right-wing, and favours the Conservative Party.

I wonder why he's digging about so much?
 
Is Cyfr/Andrew Barrett's role in any way 'special', working for Yorkshire M.P. Andrew Percy?

Though I suppose the difference is, he's qualified to be a special friend.

Whoops, advisor.
 
This is not the first time that William Hague’s choice of Special Adviser has raised questions. Back in December 1995, when Hague was a Minister in the Welsh Office, eyebrows were raised about the appointment of another young Special Adviser with no experience of policy in relation to Wales. Although in the case of Barnaby Towns he at least had some policy development expertise having worked in a Westminster think-tank.

Even so, the appointment of a young, openly gay, relatively unknown figure led to pointed questions being asked by the opposition in the House:

Ministerial Adviser
Mr. Morgan: To ask the Secretary of State for Wales what were the requirements for candidates for the recent appointment for a political adviser to the Secretary of State; what factors determined whether this post was advertised; and if he will list the previous experience, the current pay and length of contract of the successful candidate.

Mr. Hague: With the approval of the Prime Minister and after interviewing a number of candidates I appointed Mr. Barnaby Towns personally as my special adviser. His salary has been negotiated individually and in relation to previous earnings and is confidential. It is on a salary spine of 34 points ranging from £19,503 to £67,609; appointments are non-pensionable and the salary reflects this.

Flashback: Hague’s Gay Special Adviser - Guy Fawkes' blog
 
Still, it's a nice way for a bonny young lad to earn a living, and at least they aren't employing a relative, funded from the public purse.

:rolleyes:
 
Was it only last week that another Tory minister emerged as a botty bandit? Surely it would now be sensible for the half dozen members of the cabinet who are straight to come out and say so and then there would be no need for the tabloids to go rooting round, naming and shaming the nine-bob note jobs?
 
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