What do yo think of Williamn Hague's statement re his marriage, miscarriages etc

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poor, poor couple. fucking media!

The whole twin room thing is daft too - why on earth can two men not share a room without eyebrows being raised? When DH goes away with his friends they share rooms all the time - cheaper, for a start.

I think Mr Myers resigned because he was fed up of his home and that of his family being surrounded by press and of reading reports insinuating he was a £30 000 a year rent boy.
I think the Hagues issued the statement because at some point you would have had enough of breaking your hearts over infertility whilst reading on-line that the whole thing is a sham.
I hope it happens for them soon

I guess it is an issue if politicians have skeletons in their closet. Having said that, he's never struck me as gay and he's been in the public eye for years. I used to loathe him but I've got a new respect for him over the last few years and I think he's been hugely dignified over this.

What GetOrfMoiLand said

It must be doubly hard that your boss is celebrating a new arrival ...

I really dislike William Hague but no-one should have to lay his life bare like that, whether the rumours are true or not. Have to say though he has always struck me as a man who knows himself and is very assured of who he is, so would be surprised if the gossip was true.

Isn't it awful though that in this day and age being gay in politics is still seen as scandalous. He's not done anything wrong, even if he is gay (unless he did cheat on his wife with the bloke but that's another story).

I agree - very dignified statement and how sad that the Hagues have been going through numerous mc :(

As for sharing a room with a male colleague - the media are quick to jump on politicians wasting money and ridiculous expense claims but in situations where politicians might try and save money like this, they can't win either!

The press should be held more accountable IMHO

I don't think being gay is seen as scandalous. The media are generally only interested if someone claims that they are not gay, but in fact are.

WHat a horrible article, aren't the media (as a whole) just utter bastards.
I do like Willima Hague, he doesn't flaunt his private life/wife around as a political tool liike some people I could think of.

I agree that it is sad that being gay automatically discounts you being a good politician as well, ridiculous.

But it's guaranteed to make people go 'OOOooooooOOOooo' if being gay is implied though claig. It's like - 'what dirt can we pin on him? Oo, I know - he's gay!'

Agree the media are bastards Ilythia.

This really pissed me off - I have a lot of time for William Hague, and if he was gay, it would surely have come to light when he was leader of the Tory party anyway.

The media don't report on Naval officers on deployment in Afghanistan sharing a cabin for 6 months at a stretch, so why is it an issue here?

good point scaryteacher, and why did Hague feel the need to say anything about it? Sharing rooms is quite normal for fotballers and soldiers and sailors, so why the resignation and the statement?

Well, hope the journalist is ashamed. It's no one's business why a couple don't have children. And what's so irritating is that the school of thought that 'there must be something wrong' if children don't appear. What if they simply didn't want children and made that decision? It's fine for a married couple to want to focus on their careers.

I don't have any time for William Hague as a politician, but as a human being he should not have to justify his private life based on Chinese whispers.

I think the issue here was Myers had been appointed as a special advisor without going through the normal route (working at Tory HQ first) and had little experience to justify his salary.

I feel very sad for Ffion to be subjected to this but I do think that William Hague laid himself open for this one, unfortunately.

agree with Claig, a straight denial should've

sufficed.

Personally, I've always thought it was a 'lavender' marriage, but if they have suffered as he says then I don't think this accusation justified him spilling their very private pain

If I was ffion, I'd be livid.

AFAIK the rumours started and were stoked online. It's not 'the media' that is to blame.

This article and Hague's revelations has certainly been very effective in evoking sympathy for him, hasn't it?

edam you are a journo, yes?

wg=hat do you think?

(am typing in a tent in hte dark so sorry for typos)

Am not a political reporter so have no special knowledge of this story in particular. I think it's an interesting example of the traditional media trying to catch up with the new order.

Hague is hoping his statement will evoke sympathy and make Guido Fawkes look horrible and ill-advised, and less reliable as a source of interesting political gossip.

Poor, poor bloke. And poor Ffion.

ah that is intereseting, edam, thanks

sympathy or empathy bella?

I really don't think anyone should be put in this position. I couldn't care less whether he's gay or not (I assume not, not that is matters) but how awful to have to tell the world about your miscarriages.