"What is the historically opposite pseudonymous name used by the libertarian blogger Paul Staines who blogs about ""parliamentary plots, rumours and conspiracies""?"
Paul Staines Paul Staines Paul Delaire Staines (born 11 February 1967) is an Irish, right-wing political blogger, who publishes the "Guido Fawkes" website. His website was described by "The Daily Telegraph" as "one of Britain's leading political blogsites" in 2007. The "Sun on Sunday" newspaper published a weekly Guido Fawkes column from 2013 to 2016. Born and raised in England, Staines is an Irish citizen. Staines acquired an interest in politics as a libertarian in the 1980s and did public relations for acid house parties in the early 1990s. He then spent several years in finance, first as a broker then as
Paul Staines rumours about William Hague, alleging that he shared a hotel room with his newly appointed special advisor. Hague confirmed he had shared a hotel room, but denied any "improper relationship". Later in February 2011, at the Leveson Inquiry, Staines revealed he had been paid £20,000 by the "News of the World" for a picture of Hague's special adviser, Christopher Myers, in a gay bar. The picture was not published by the "News of the World". In 2012 RTÉ broadcast a documentary about Staines, "Our Man in Westminster". Staines has four alcohol-related convictions including two for drink driving. In 2002, Staines