Alister Houghton's blog

William Hague's newly appointed special adviser Christopher Myers was forced to resign today after a whispering campaign over whether he was Hague's lover.

The allegations were started by blogger Guido Fawkes. William Hague has had to release a statement denying everything and listing very personal information about his relationship with his wife.

Guido's story is essentially this.

This post details Hague's statement.

What I am wondering is what would happen if he worked for a national newspaper or broadcaster.

Anyone still staying in touch with some politics will know of an election expenses scandal involving Tory "non-dom" Zac Goldsmith (MP for Richmond).

What has got me blogging though are his tactics on the subsequent interview about it on Channel 4 news. If any of you haven't seen it here is the link:

My terrible luck with umbrellas has struck again. This time I have left mine in one of the camera bags (I think). Could everyone who has a bag out please check it isn't in there!

I wonder if this is what the SNP & Plaid Cymru were on about?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7h92DALSM_A 

I watched this programme on Channel 4 last night about the real state of the economy and what is going to have to be done to reduce the deficit.

http://www.channel4.com/programmes/election-uncovered-what-they-wont-tell-us

Very informative, if a bit alarming.

If any evidence was needed that it is the role of a journalist to educate the public, look no further than these quiz answers

After the horrific broken leg sustained by Aaron Ramsey earlier it will be interesting to see what newspapers choose to do about the pictures that they use.

The News of the World have already found probably the most disturbing image of the injury: http://www.newsoftheworld.co.uk/multimedia/archive/00096/ramsey_inj_516x350_96122a.jpg  (I wouldn't look at this if you have just eaten)

Will all newspapers go with this image? If so will they use it in a double page spread it choose it keep it relatively small?

election song for the Conservatives?

http://timesonline.typepad.com/comment/2010/02/theres-no-one-as-irish-as-david-cameron-apparently.html

After John Terry has his super-injunction overturned last week, The Daily Telegraph has revealed the identity of the Premier League manager seen leaving a brothel in December last year.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/news/7151797/Avram-Grant-Premier-League-bosss-brothel-visit.html

Of course as with John Terry, Avram Grant's name has been all over the internet which is probably why the Telegraph decided to publish.

I have just read on the Sky Sports website that the NFL game at Wembley is San Francisco vs Denver. The link is here:

http://www.skysports.com/story/0,19528,11979_5863051,00.html