Don’t expect meaningful fiscal devolution for Wales any timesoon

The debate about the appropriate level of fiscal autonomy for Wales in the wake of the publication the Silk Commission rumbles on. But while it once looked likely that the Welsh Assembly Government would gain meaningful tax raising and spending powers, the prospects are now less bright. Adam Evans argues that a deadly concoction of political incompetence and partisan self-interest have combined to make meaningful substantial tax devolution an increasingly distant prospect.