Douglas Hurd was widely seen as a conciliator, occupying the central ground of Conservative politics.道格拉斯•赫德被公认为是持保守党中间政治立场的调停人。

Described as a natural conciliator, he has spent much of his working life studying industrial relations.他被描述为一个天生的和事佬, 职业生涯的大部分时间都用在研究劳资关系上。