Shadow Cabinet

So, Caroline Flint is to shadow Eric Pickles at Communities and Local Government. Remembered for two things whilst in government - her less than popular proposal to make the continuing of social housing tenancies reliant upon tenants to seek employment - and her resignation from the government due to her concerns about Brown's behaviour towards women. She is clearly a stong-minded operator, who is not afraid to speak her mind. Could she be tainted as a Blairite? I wonder how she will fair against the pugilistic Pickles. Could be some interesting battles ahead.