No plans to review Barnett formula

Jon Bright (London, OK): Brown's slow suffocation of Wendy Alexander's constitutional commission - which is now a mere working party - continued today, with the news that there are no plans to review the Barnett formula, "now or in the forseeable future." Only a couple of weeks ago, Brown was speculating on whether revenue raising powers should go to Holyrood - which would have meant some kind of review of Barnett. The question not must surely be - what kind of proposals is Alexaner's working party going to come back with? And will they manage the difficult task of pleasing both Number 10 and Scotland?