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I don't know who would pay Hague so much but it would be nice if he had a full-time focus on something. We have just had a further 2 years of Blair and his Loony Left Crusaders because the Conservatives were so dilletantish in the 2005 Election.

Now we see that Hague took a break for a cash-injection which must enthuse those few activists the Conservative Party can still get to turn out on a rainy day. And he is in charge of Northern seats ? Don't count on winning many with a man who seems to be keen to adorn his CV with titles rather than achievement.

If he continues like this the Conservatives can forget seats in the North of England

Is there some suggestion that he is not doing his job properly, or that his engagements conflict with his position?

Team Cameron and team Davis were desperate to get Hague back into politics. Those same people cannot now complain that he's still pursuing his business interests. He told Cameron that was his price for taking the FCO job.

The issue Jennifer Wells is that Mr Hague isn't just shadow Foreign Secretary but he is also supposed to be spearheading our party's northern revival. He is also writing a book on Wilberforce and he has got all these business interests. Can he really do all of those things well?

What ever his work rate, it will still be ten times better than, Oliver (just popped in from Rothchilds) Letwin!!!

Quick heads up: there's a rather glaring typo in "Shadow Cabinet" in the banner at the top.

Anyway, I'm not really bothered if he has outside concerns. As long as those outside interests don't create a conflict of interests, good luck to him.

We should demand the editor be sacked for discriminating against Hague's over his work ethic and competence. We cant all be as good as Prescott and its about time the public realised its the Labour party who care about this country.

Imagine the shame for poor mr Hague? See still the nasty Tory Party; wealthy, hardworking, speaks English, Why couldnt he be more like a real caring politician, like Prescott. He is showing the NuLabour way forward, gets paid for NOT declaring trips to see a billionaire and costs 2.3 million a year with NO job.

"And let me tell you this, since 1997 we have made record investment in john prescott, he has delivered the highest growth, the lowest levels of interest among g8 countries, record number of consecutive quarters of growth, record opportunities for women and the community and unlike his opposite number has not used his priviliged background or fancy education to steal 5 jobs from honest people. The next election will be about policies, we've got Prescott what have you got?"

Sadly I can see Blair saying it

He works several times as hard as Maude, who amazingly has outside interests as party chairman.

It's not surprising that Hague registers on the popularity scale.

He's one of the few members of this ultra-shadowy Shadow Cabinet of whom anybody has actually heard!

The cult of "Dave" to the exclusion of all others is becoming utterly ridiculous.

It does take time to wind down different interests and longer term diary commitments.

We will start to see how effective he is in the Northern local elections in a few weeks.

But already on the European issue by putting in place an alternative to the EPP he has done more than his predecessors.

From a "northern" perspective I have been disappointed with Mr Hague - supposedly shadow minister for Leeds & Bradford as well as heading this northern group. As an initiative it was announced in a blaze of silence and there's been nothing, even in the local press, since. It's a good job that we have an excellent local party in our constituency

Career Conservatives and jobs for the 'tory' boys. What's new?

"Is there some suggestion that he is not doing his job properly?"

Yes. Popping up to make the occasional remark on TV, or even a speech here and there, is not doing much. As someone said, he's supposed to be leading the Tory revival in the North.

If our guys were half as focused as the Lib Dems, we'd win more seats. Simple.

Of course, if you do want the old-fashioned (and I admit attractive - it does have real advantages) idea of the part-time MP, then Hague is perfect.

If our guys were half as focused as the Lib Dems, we'd win more seats. Simple. - TMM.

I have to agree!

I can understand the northern perspective I think the argument is that Hague is not fulfilling his duties if that is correct I suppose the answer to my question is that his outside interests are interfering with his job.

Generally I would have thought the last we need is a set of career politicians devoting all their time dreaming up new ways to create problems for the normal citizen. Considering this government has been producing legislation like it was going out of fashion the less time they spend on their day job the better, perhaps we should suggest a moratorium on new legislation and give them all a few months off.

Sorry ToryMemoryMan I did not see your post.

William Hauge is doing an excellent job. I think having outside interests and not being totally focused on politics actually makes Hauge a better more rounded person.
We only have to look at this site with the many political obsessives what being obsessed with politics makes you. Sad and in many cases downright nasty!

We cant all be as good as Prescott

True...we can't all be Deputy Prime Minister for 10 years and hold so many Northern seats, but they manage and Conservatives content themselves will nice little earners because they simply love living under a Labour Government

Why not give Hague a challenge and tell him to win 25 seats in West + South Yorkshire ?

I think having outside interests and not being totally focused on politics actually makes Hauge a better more rounded person.

Oh yes-- well-rounded....not the description people would apply to Hague who is simply a careerist and probably won't be too upset if Labour wins a fourth term

Jack, I know you never listen to anybody else but just for once listen to me. It is William HAGUE not William HAUGE.

Malcolm - don't spoil the fun. Jack Stone's idiosyncratic spelling and grammar have become one of the joys of this site.
As to William Hague, he is just one more of the party's proven losers who, along with Clarke, Hurd, Gummer and others have been pulled into Mr Cameron's inner circle.

Malcolm - don't spoil the fun. Jack Stone's idiosyncratic spelling and grammar have become one of the joys of this site.

Yes, they are totally bizarre and frequently snigger-provoking, as they are intended to be. Somebody ought to compile a collection of his howlers.

I still can't make up my mind exactly which party "Jack Stone" represents or what he is trying to achieve.

It's one of the great mysteries of our time.

William Hague can make a staggeringly brilliant speech with pretty much no preparation, so I don't think he's public speaking will take up as much time as people might worry.

And having MPs who are willing and able to write books seems to me to be a jolly good idea.

He's good news, and we're lucky he's back in the Shadow Cabinet. I think his commitment to the Party is unquestionable.

Sorry:

'he's public speaking' should have read 'his public speaking'.

Hague's outside interests meant that he only visited Brussels ONCE when he was supposed to be finding partners for our new group in the European Parliament. Since the "sell out", Hague has had little time to put into the Movement for European Reform, a fig leaf for Dave's closet Europhilia. Sadly, Hague's main commitment is to his bank balance. He has been a a huge disappointment since his return to the frontbench.

Sadly, Hague's main commitment is to his bank balance. He has been a a huge disappointment since his return to the frontbench.

My once high opinion of Hague has taken a nosedive since he joined Dave's circle of supposed admirers.

I suspect he's playing for an end game here, but I'm not sure he's going about it the right way.

Nevertheless, his spirited performance on TV this morning reminded me that when he was leader we still had a party of which we could be proud.

City Region

Now that William Hague is in charge of revitalising Conservatives in the North does he or the Conservative Party have anything to say on this latest bit of Anti-democratic Corporatism by the New Gulag Party in Westminster

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