Ian Swanson - Still waiting for Calman

The Calman commission's interim report is understandably overshadowed in this morning's papers by coverage of Peter Tobin's conviction for the appalling murder of Vicky Hamilton. Indeed, given the lack of solid recommendations from Calman, it is perhaps surprising the commission has got as much attention as it has today.
Sir Kenneth and his colleagues were never going to produce firm proposals at this stage, but their comments at yesterday's press conference were even more cautious and non-commital than the report itself.
The issues seized on today are the ruling-out of full fiscal autonomy - on the grounds, first put forward by the independent group advising on tax powers, that it would not be consistent with maintaining the Union - and the hints that Scotland could lose its veto over a new generation of nuclear power stations.
The commission has listed areas it plans to examine further to see if there is a case for devolving powers to Holyrood, including broadcasting, energy policy, animal health, firearms and misuse of drugs.
But we are going to have to wait for the commission's full report sometime next year to find out what they think.