This has the effect of making Plaid Cymru sound as though they are dead keen to do a coalition deal with Labour, and Labour sound if they have no need whatsoever to do a coalition deal with Plaid Cymru.

BBC: State of Play 2 - Plaid Cymru

After all, if someone wants to engage and contribute, it is a big downer to tell them that you have no need for them or nothing for them to do.

FORBES: Building a Shared-Purpose Organization Requires Job Mobility and Flexibility

He believes that small and medium-sized independent firms need to grow, but have no room for error while they try to do so.

ECONOMIST: Italian textiles and China

"I go out and think: 'Oh no, do I have to really go to that shop, do I really need a new skirt, do I really have to, '" she says.

BBC: Fat profits: Business embraces big people

Bottom line: To meet the promise of free preventive care nationwide, every family doctor in America would have to work full-time delivering it, leaving no time for all the other things they need to do.

WSJ: John C. Goodman: Why the Doctor Can't See You

With no need to pay dividends (state firms do not have to make any transfers to central government) and little shareholder pressure to ensure that their investment is cost-effective, Chinese firms went on a capital-spending binge, concentrated in industries such as aluminium, steel, car production and cement.

ECONOMIST: The frugal giant

It is equally axiomatic that, no matter what we do, we are almost certainly going to have less oil than we need, certainly at prices we can afford.

CENTERFORSECURITYPOLICY: Set America Free

While gold bulls still have the overall near-term technical advantage and no chart damage has occurred this week, the bulls do need to step up and show fresh power soon to avoid near-term chart damage.

FORBES: Comex Gold Sharply Lower as U.S. Dollar Index Rallies Amid "Risk-Off" Environment