Hamish Macdonell - Calman (part 2)

MUCH wailing and teeth gnashing in the media at the lack of solid recommendations in the interim Calman report today.
There were never going to be any real conclusions but Calman still managed to dodge almost everything.
One SNP researcher dismissed the commission as "deciding what colour of beige to re-paint the Scottish Parliament".
Only to face the retort from another: "It hasn't got that far, it has only got as far as considering which range of beige colours to consider re-painting the Scottish parliament."
Sir Kenneth Calman did fire an aside at the lack of co-operation from the Scottish Government. John Swinney, the Finance Secretary, wants borrowing powers. This is being looked at by Calman but Swinney has refused to give evidence.
The First Minister's spokesman dodged around this issue and confirmed that the government will not help the commission by giving evidence.
Isn't it amazing how Alex Salmond can lambast Labour for failing to come up with evidence to the consultation on Local Income Tax (FMQs last week) but then the Scottish Government does esactly the same and fails to give evidence to a commission it doesn't like?