What is it with Labour leaders and the truth?Despite Lord Blair of Kut-al-Amara's assurances to the contrary to Parliament, there really weren't any weapons of mass destruction waiting to be deployed against British territory in 45 minutes, but Labour took us to war alongside Bush anyway.
On a far less significant scale; despite David Phillips' assurances to the contrary to the last Swansea Labour Party meeting, there really is a letter, addressed to both the Labour and Plaid whips and dated 18th June 2004, offering them chairs of scrutiny committees. Plaid wrote back and declined - so we know the letter exists. No doubt Swansea Labour members will draw their own conclusions.
I'm also told that Phillips assured the meeting that he was not in coalition with Rene 'Dear Leader' Kinzett, and his New Model Tories. This was before he got up to propose his fellow leader for Area 2 Planning Chair last Tuesday. Sorry Councillor Phillips, but if it looks like a duck, swims like a duck, and quacks like a duck, it's a duck. And this is a coalition. Again, Swansea Labour members will draw their own conclusions. They'll just have to hope that the voters won't.
Mind you, it's lucky for Labour that they are in coalition with the Tories and Plaid. What is clear is that without Tory backing, Labour would not be mounting this clumsy challenge to get what they were already offered way back in June 2004. This is clearly a marriage made in heaven.
