Election 10 Bulletin Part VII: Hague on the Run

David Miliband makes an interesting point in his blog today. He has had the difficult task of trying to get a response from William Hague to some reasonable questions regarding Lord Ashcroft.

It seems that he has now written to him four times asking for answers to two questions. Namely:

1. Why did you say in my presence on March 4^th that you learnt “a few months ago” that Lord Ashcroft was not paying tax on overseas earnings because of his non domiciled tax status, when in fact you admitted on Friday night (March 19^th) on Any Questions that you knew this to be the case from 2000?

2. On the occasions when Lord Ashcroft has flown you, or others, around the world has he participated in meetings with foreign officials with you in countries where he has business interests?

It is perfectly fair to ask, and yet Hague seems fit to ignore this. The man took over 100 flights with Ashcroft and yet has never once asked him during those times about his Non Dom Status. He never really asked when he was leader either! It's sad but it looks like the Tories are working on a "Don't Ask, Don't Tell!" basis and hope that the electorate don't notice that they have no plans to move well away from some of their sleazy past.

Not the kind of behaviour and attitude one expects from opponents