To think that William Hague is not the 'Greatest Living Yorkshireman'

[ForalltheSaints]

David Cameron may respect William Hague, and indeed some of the things he has done as Foreign Secretary are to be applauded, but surely the PM has lost the plot in suggesting he is the Greatest Living Yorkshireman?

Several have been suggested and you may think of others

Michael Parkinson
Michael Palin
Alan Bennett
Brian Blessed
Geoffrey Boycott

and that is without a separate thread for Greatest Living Yorkshirewoman (it is possibly Jessica Ennis-Hill).

I thought Cain Dingle was the greatest living Yorkshire man?

what larrythecucumber said,

the others are great in their fields I'm sure but what have they used their roles and influence to achieve?

Have any of them driven forward the campaign against rape in warzones?

Surely its Jeremy Clarkson

James Martin does mention it. I saw a piece about him in a magazine that was about how much he loves Yorkshire.

Geoffrey Boycott??? - can't stand him. But Michael Vaughn, Fred Trueman ate pretty cool.

Well done Chazs you've managed to find an example of a worse Yorkshireman than WH!

Fred Trueman, like Charlotte Bronte, is too dead for this game

YANBU as obviously it is David Batty

Oh yes, didn't register the important living word in the OP .

If there are any men still alive in Yorkshire then no he isn't

oh yes what CMP69 said with bells on

I agree with CMP69.

I'd vote for Dominic West. He's certainly the most fuckable.

Alan Bennett, without question sorry DH but you know it's true

Jarvis cocker. Followed by my dad.
William Hague in millionth place

How could I forget about Jarvis?!

Jarvis is pretty much the world's greatest living man, never mind yorkshire. If Jarvis ever knocked on our door Dh would know to get his coat

David Hockney?

Another vote for Bennett here, with Palin, Jarvis & Barry Cryer as runners-up.

Maybe Hague is the only living Yorkshireman whom Shiny Dave has met.

We know he's not exactly gifted at grasping ideas outside his personal experience.

He is my MP & I used to vote for him, but didn't last time as I am completely fed up with him.

He's probably fed up with the ranting professional who picks holes in the NHS plans me & I'm sick of the bland toeing-party-line replies that say absolutely fuck all.

I'd vote for Parky

Actually it isn't Parky but John Harrison carpenter & clock maker

Geoffrey Boycott was convicted of domestic abuse.

..and don't forget Alan Titchmarsh

www.samizdata.net/2008/06/geoff-boycott-a/

Kevin Sinfield gets my vote above all the others, but WH might be the best living Yorkshireman currently in politics I suppose.