Everyone who has tried to tackle a jigsaw on Boxing Day knows the routine: you dump the box out onto the table, start by hunting down the corner pieces, then try to build out the sides. Early progress makes you feel confident you can knock it off by lunchtime – until you realise you need to look at the picture on the lid before you can go any further.
After the devolution announcements in the Budget, alongside the confirmation the next day that the Government is pressing on with local government reorganisation, it looks like we've found the corners and are building out the frame - but we've definitely reached the ‘we need to see the whole picture' stage. So who has the lid?
