June 21, 2007

A unity government in UK?

Gordon Brown offered former Lib Dem leader Lord Ashdown the Cabinet post of Northern Ireland secretary.

Much criticism has been aimed at New Labour for undermining basic civil liberties and for not taking into account valid concerns of people from across the political spectrum. Allowing perhaps a couple of Lib Dems to fill key ministerial positions is surely an important step in enabling the government properly to address some of these concerns. As long as this is not merely political posturing, we should surely be cautiously optimistic about Mr Brown's willingness to open up government.

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