Responsible journalism and William Hague

On 1 September 2010 the Foreign Secretary, William Hague, issued a remarkable personal statement “in response to press and internet speculation over the last 10 days“.  The purpose of the statement was, in the words of the Guardian’s front page story to “deny Gay affair rumours” involving a 25 year old special adviser, Christopher Myers.  The adviser also resigned as a result of the pressure of these “untrue and malicious allegations”.