On Tuesday, Mr Smith told BBC Wales: "We don't accept the devolution of income tax is a priority and we are concerned the Tories are devolving income tax to Wales as a way of washing their hands of investment at the UK level - as now looks the case with the electrification of the Valleys Lines.
Still, since it was Labour that played Pandora, the Tories are not averse to encouraging some of the demons inside her box to fly into the open.As well as accepting that devolution is a fait accompli, Mr Hague is therefore demanding further constitutional changes to restore balance to a constitution which he accuses Labour of throwing out of kilter.
Both Sri Lanka's main parties accept the principle of devolution, which played little part in the demise of Mrs Kumaratunga's proposal.
We need to accept that devolution is here to stay and will, in all likelihood, deepen in the years ahead.
-- Northern Ireland - Prime Minister Brown and Northern Ireland Secretary Shaun Woodward will probably ask the Secretary to urge Northern Ireland First Minister Peter Robinson and Deputy First Minister Martin McGuinness to accept the "Westminster Package," regarding the devolution of justice and policing powers, which was recently presented by Prime Minister Brown.
The government has accepted the idea but not gone far enough in its devolution proposals.
"Be in no doubt, it may have 'national' in its name but the UK government completely accepts the crucial importance of ensuring that NCA's operations in Northern Ireland are fully consistent with the devolution settlement.
Under devolution, local authorities may be reluctant or out-right refuse to accept the financial burden of paying for the pensions of prior civil servants.
Activists accepted the move as part of a package of public service reforms that will see the Lib Dems fight the next election on a platform of large-scale devolution of power from Whitehall to regional and local level.
If, as expected, the vast bulk of councils accept the funding offer it will be seen as a victory for the government in the most serious dispute between local and central government since devolution.
