Oh Chris

You know it's local election time when Martin Shipton comes up with stuff like this:

Plaid Cymru has been accused of facing both ways after an aerospace exhibition previously criticised by the party as a showcase for arms dealers was praised by party leader Ieuan Wyn Jones.

'Accused by whom?' you may well ask. By none other than top Labour Y-Front model Chris Bryant MP, so it must be true. But why? Isn't the Deputy First Minister and Minister for the Economy and Transport supposed to welcome such an event?

...when the same event took place in the same location two years ago, it was strongly criticised by local Plaid councillor Gwenllian Lansdown.

Ms Lansdown, who is now Plaid’s chief executive, said at the time: “Even if there are no legal powers to stop this event taking place, at least we can raise our objections. I’m appalled this took place in Riverside.”

The key words here are who is now Plaid’s chief executive, since last September to be precise. Two years ago she was a councillor belonging to the Assembly's party of opposition; now she's the chief executive of a party in government. Maybe somebody should tell Chris.

Peter Black opines that "this lack of discipline and inconsistency within Plaid surely militates against them becoming a serious party of government." I'd be worried if it wasn't Peter Black talking...