Labour-Plaid coalition.

Both Labour and PC have agreed to join in a coalition. Seems rather odd to me, especially odd is that Plaid have agreed, having been so keen to stress that under no circumstances would they enter into a coalition with Labour. It seems to me like PC have almost betrayed their voters, seeing as they pledged in their campaign that they would never even consider entering into coalition with Labour. Especially when one takes into consideration the fact that most of Plaid's voters would have probably have voted for them as a protest at Labour, so to enter into government with them seems a bit odd to me. Looks like they just want to be in government so badly that they will betray a (near) manefesto promise.

See BBC - http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/wales/6278848.stm
Palid - http://www.plaidcymru.org/content.php?nID=14;ID=265;lID=1

Can't find any Labour post.

Government of all the talents.

What is all this about? Trying to get Lib-Dems in. Seems a bit cunning to me. To be honest i am ill at ease with the idea. Also, if i were a backbench Labour MP I would be so pissed at being overlooked. In fact just as a party member I am annoyed, don't we have good enough MP's?

Whay have we got people like Digby Jones in the cabinet. He is by no strech of the immagination a socialits and as the bias socialist worker point out, he has a history of union abuse (http://www.socialistworker.co.uk/art.php?id=12337) , not unsuprising from a former boss of the CBI. To be so hostile to the unions, and to be a Labour minister is peverse, especially as the Labour party was founded by the trade unions, traditionally having more of a trade unionist ideology than a socialist one. Anyway, this bringing in outsidres all seems a bit odd to me. But if it means we win the next election then I won't complain too much, just so long as it doesn't last too long. How about labour MP's in a labour givernment, not outsiders appointed by Lordships of convenience.