The reason why I think that there is a case for giving greater fiscal responsibility to the Scottish Parliament is that it would presumably end that, although I have heard SNP spokesmen blaming Westminster for the Crisis in the Royal Bank of Scotland, which defeats logic.

The people of Bedford and Kempston will be disappointed that this week's report on the financial Crisis in the Royal Bank of Scotland contained no provision for the criminal prosecution of executives, directors, regulators and Ministers for their failures.