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[Banjax]

.....sorry, I thought we were a decade into the 21st century, surely only Daily Mail readers and god-botherers get vexed about anyones sexuality these days? 

[Dishevelled Den]

Add political opponents, 24 hour broadcast news and spouses and I happily agree with you BJ 8-)

[Banjax]

Add political opponents, 24 hour broadcast news and spouses and I happily agree with you BJ 8-)

i doubt any true socialists give a monkeys, Z 

[Dishevelled Den]

Add political opponents, 24 hour broadcast news and spouses and I happily agree with you BJ 8-)

i doubt any true socialists give a monkeys, Z 

True socialists are an endangered species nowadays BJ

[Banjax]

Add political opponents, 24 hour broadcast news and spouses and I happily agree with you BJ 8-)

i doubt any true socialists give a monkeys, Z 

True socialists are an endangered species nowadays BJ

I thought David "Dave" Cameron was all for "Power to the people" - he must be from the Tooting Popular Front 

theres more out there than you'd suspect Zulu 

[Sixstring]

terribly sorry old boy, I am a little tired>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>does it really matter???..........................ZZZZZZZZZzzzzzzzzzz.

[Banjax]

terribly sorry old boy, I am a little tired>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>does it really matter???..........................ZZZZZZZZZzzzzzzzzzz.

no.........which was my point precisely..............

[Gaffers]

DILLIGAF - it's how he does his job that is of interest to me

[Nickbat]

.....sorry, I thought we were a decade into the 21st century, surely only Daily Mail readers and god-botherers get vexed about anyones sexuality these days? 

As usual, you seem to miss the point entirely.

As I understand it, this 25-year old ex-driver was chosen to be Hague's Special Advisor, despite having zero experience in the role. The question is, therefore, why the UK Foreign Secretary should overlook better-qualified candidates and appoint a friend. After all, it is a public appointment and the role of Foreign Secretary is somewhat important.

The fact that he shared a hotel room with this friend during the campaign is clearly a gross error of judgement. If he had shared a room with a girl of 25, he would be widely criticised, so why should he not be equally criticised because his room partner was male?

It's nothing to do with his sexuality, but everything to do with poor judgment and apparent nepotism.

[Banjax]

.....sorry, I thought we were a decade into the 21st century, surely only Daily Mail readers and god-botherers get vexed about anyones sexuality these days? 

As usual, you seem to miss the point entirely.

As I understand it, this 25-year old ex-driver was chosen to be Hague's Special Advisor, despite having zero experience in the role. The question is, therefore, why the UK Foreign Secretary should overlook better-qualified candidates and appoint a friend. After all, it is a public appointment and the role of Foreign Secretary is somewhat important.

The fact that he shared a hotel room with this friend during the campaign is clearly a gross error of judgement. If he had shared a room with a girl of 25, he would be widely criticised, so why should he not be equally criticised because his room partner was male?

It's nothing to do with his sexuality, but everything to do with poor judgment and apparent nepotism.

correction.

Daily Mail readers, god-botherers and Nickbat.

[Entwood]

.....sorry, I thought we were a decade into the 21st century, surely only Daily Mail readers and god-botherers get vexed about anyones sexuality these days? 

As usual, you seem to miss the point entirely.

As I understand it, this 25-year old ex-driver was chosen to be Hague's Special Advisor, despite having zero experience in the role. The question is, therefore, why the UK Foreign Secretary should overlook better-qualified candidates and appoint a friend. After all, it is a public appointment and the role of Foreign Secretary is somewhat important.

The fact that he shared a hotel room with this friend during the campaign is clearly a gross error of judgement. If he had shared a room with a girl of 25, he would be widely criticised, so why should he not be equally criticised because his room partner was male?

It's nothing to do with his sexuality, but everything to do with poor judgment and apparent nepotism.

Absolute rubbish... it is purely and simply to do with selling papers...

Rule one for an editor .. if sales are down .. make up a headline that implies a senior politician has a hidden secret... make it vague enough that there are no actual facts stated ... then get the story on TV

Thousands of self opinionated idiots will then pontificate of the rights and wrongs of the so called "facts", making up even more "facts" to justify their positions .. and you will sell more papers.

Never let the truth get in the way of a good headline.

And IMHO you have fallen for their line.

[Debs.]

Personally, I feel that it`s none of my concern, which (legal) sexual or gender preferences a person has, be they public or private. 8-)

It would be ironic however, given that in his youth he rabble-roused, sending those 'old school' Tory conference crowds into hysterical apoplexy with his Tory-boy speeches (and bearing in mind he fully supported the then Section 28); that perhaps he himself is actually "one of those", so disliked by that still extent core of deeply judgemental Daily Mail Tories. 

[Chris_H]

.....sorry, I thought we were a decade into the 21st century, surely only Daily Mail readers and god-botherers get vexed about anyones sexuality these days? 

As usual, you seem to miss the point entirely.

As I understand it, this 25-year old ex-driver was chosen to be Hague's Special Advisor, despite having zero experience in the role. The question is, therefore, why the UK Foreign Secretary should overlook better-qualified candidates and appoint a friend. After all, it is a public appointment and the role of Foreign Secretary is somewhat important.

The fact that he shared a hotel room with this friend during the campaign is clearly a gross error of judgement. If he had shared a room with a girl of 25, he would be widely criticised, so why should he not be equally criticised because his room partner was male?

It's nothing to do with his sexuality, but everything to do with poor judgment and apparent nepotism.

Not in the world I live in he wouldn't.

Morality in this country is pretty much a thing of the past for the majority.  As noted above, it's only in order to bring political opponents down that these points are raised.

[Dishevelled Den]

Daily Mail readers, god-botherers and Nickbat.

Aside from the sensational sexual aspect of the matter, Nick does make some very important points BJ.

There has been a worrying lack of judgement shown by some of those in government over the recent past.  I would have no doubt that as a result of this,  the ability of those entrusted with the responsibility of discharging such duties can quite justifiabily be called into question.

With the country all but destroyed by personal excess and lax government, surely we should demand that those in government should display some degree of horse-sense when conducting their business?

[Nickbat]

.....sorry, I thought we were a decade into the 21st century, surely only Daily Mail readers and god-botherers get vexed about anyones sexuality these days? 

As usual, you seem to miss the point entirely.

As I understand it, this 25-year old ex-driver was chosen to be Hague's Special Advisor, despite having zero experience in the role. The question is, therefore, why the UK Foreign Secretary should overlook better-qualified candidates and appoint a friend. After all, it is a public appointment and the role of Foreign Secretary is somewhat important.

The fact that he shared a hotel room with this friend during the campaign is clearly a gross error of judgement. If he had shared a room with a girl of 25, he would be widely criticised, so why should he not be equally criticised because his room partner was male?

It's nothing to do with his sexuality, but everything to do with poor judgment and apparent nepotism.

Absolute rubbish... it is purely and simply to do with selling papers...

Rule one for an editor .. if sales are down .. make up a headline that implies a senior politician has a hidden secret... make it vague enough that there are no actual facts stated ... then get the story on TV

Thousands of self opinionated idiots will then pontificate of the rights and wrongs of the so called "facts", making up even more "facts" to justify their positions .. and you will sell more papers.

Never let the truth get in the way of a good headline.

And IMHO you have fallen for their line.

Fallen for a line? Huh?

The post of UK Foreign Secretary is one which demands first -class judgment. The appointment of an unqualified 25-year old as a Special Advisor naturally attracted the attention of the many MP-watchers on the internet. It was soon revealed that, in addition to Mr Myer's post as Hague's driver, there was a personal friendship between the two (and, no, I'm not insinuating anything sexual). In the pubic sector, it is incumbent to be entirely impartial when making appointments. It is for this reason that FOI requests have been made by Paul Staines to discover exactly how Myers was chosen as a SpAd.

Hague has shown poor judgement. It is right that he should be called to account. We need, more than ever, a Foreign Secretary whose judgement is beyond question.