The Liberal Democrat spokesman and tabloid regular Lembit Opik reckons the time has come to merge the NIO with the remnants of the Scottish and Welsh Offices. Lembit reckons the move could save taxpayers millions of pounds. With Gordon Brown waiting in the wings to take over a big reshuffle is on the cards. But will he engage in such major surgery before justice powers are devolved here, and given that the Scottish question could be an increasing headache for Whitehall?
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