Gordon Brown apparently gets his ideas from Saturday night TV, saying that he is inspired by "unlocking talent". Back he when he first became Prime Minister [remember that time? I never thought a time would come when Tony Blair would seem like a good PM.] he made a big song-and-dance about recruiting "independent talent" into his government. But mostly they've either been useless, contradictory, or just plain invisible since.
So his plan now appears to be to "unlock" the talents of his young Cabinet ministers.
Mr Purnell, 37, Ed Balls, 40, his wife Yvette Cooper, 37, Mr Burnham 38, David Miliband 42, his brother Ed, 37, Ruth Kelly 39, and Douglas Alexander, 40, will be encouraged by Mr Brown to make an impression with the public and to show that they have radical ideas. “Their talents will be showcased,” an adviser said. (The Times)
If that's the best he come up with, then, well... good luck with that.
