Should members of other parties accept offers of ministerial jobs from the government?

See article in BBC news

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/6...

Of course they should. Diversity is a good thing and having opinions from the other party would make the current government better. This question and its answer would also be good in the US and any other country. Nothing but good can come when the government is forced to compromise on a daily basis.

Governments would be much better it they were made up of the best man/woman for the job.. Paddy Ashdown would have been a brilliant minister for northern Ireland..

There's no problem at all. They are electing, so are representing their constituents. The only problem arising is if they are unelected, which was the practice of that arch-liar Anthony Booth-Blair esq (his real name)

RobertX hit the nail on the head, if you take away the governments time and expenses of argueing amongst parties, then worrying about other countries as well, then really what is left for the UK to have.

Forget the party names, lets vote in governments that can do the job and just get on with it, if that can't happen then let Labour sort out all the foreign affairs and Conservatives ONLY concentrate on the UK matters.

Tescos could never sort out all the supermarkets across the world so why should the UK have a leader that tries sorting out everyone elses. Everyone should just join together and put the Great back into Britain.

can't see why not if they have their skills. If you think about it rationally the labour party only has about 350 "skilled" members to pick a government from.......that's shite odds!

A big business would not restrict itself to solely looking inside its own walls to find suitable applicants....it casts its nets and gets in suitable talent from outside. That's all Gordy is doing...personally I think its very refreshing.