The alliance has long urged political consensus on social care and we warmly welcome the offer of cross party talks.

"Advocates of both sides in the party talk about it in boxing terms," he said.

When any of that party talk about 'He' you know whom they mean.

"The first minister should hold cross party talks - including all quarters of civic Scotland - to discuss these details including the date," she said.

(It's hard to watch the oven when you have to engage in party talk.)

They accuse the news media of only covering their disagreements with the government on constitutional issues, because every party talks of economic growth.

Six party talks on North Korea's nuclear weapons program continue in Beijing.

He urged Russia and China to put pressure on North Korea to return to the six party talks.

During this estrangement, neither party talks directly to the other, nor can either agree to a reconciliation without showing weakness and admitting fault.