Kevin Maguire

It is difficult to know why anyone should take this man seriously. Sky News often has him pontificating on the papers and occasionally for my sins I watch him do his thing. I have also seen him in the Punch Bowl in Farm Street or did before it was closed for refurbishment or whatever. He is a twerp of the first water and it is very difficult to take anything he says seriously. Guido Fawkes http://order-order.com in one of his blogs today refers to Maguire's story in today's Mirror that some left wing Libyan (a natural supporter of Gaddafi then) he met in London is saying that the SAS squad involved in the UK's failed mission was carrying explosives because it was a sabotage mission to destroy rebel positions and blame the resultant atrocities on Gaddafi's forces to stir up civil war and win international sympathy. Maguire says he's sceptical but the SAS expedition has created huge mistrust, presumably amongst the Libyan friends of Maguire's Libyan friends in London. I doubt that any such mistrust has been created as I think Maguire has been taken in by his friend. Maguire vouchsafes that his friend is left wing without making the connection that as Gaddafi runs what is called a socialist government his friend is or was quite likely a Gaddafi supporter. Maguire surely would have mentioned this if he had asked his friend the question. That  is why Maguire in my view is a twerp. Hague has in my view handled the whole affair with great aplomb and if he had any thoughts about resigning I would urge him not to do so. His country needs him and the stories of him losing his mojo are in my view total bunk. He may not get on with Bummer and La Clinton but who could blame him for that?