He said he was particularly surprised that Gus O'Donnell (now Lord O'Donnell), the former cabinet secretary, had told him that the first duty of civil servants was to challenge ministers' proposals, not to implement them.
It has to properly define what sustainable development means and set out a strong duty on Welsh public services to achieve it – both of these are things that are currently missing from Welsh ministers' proposals.
However, UK ministers' proposals, contained in the Wales Bill currently progressing through Parliament, would not allow the Welsh government to change one tax rate without changing all the others.
After days of often fraught talks, all three leaders had "accepted the prime minister's proposal" about what the cuts should be, the finance minister Yiannis Stournaras said.
National Assembly deputies unsuccessfully challenged the prime minister's proposal to create three new ministries, and they rejected his candidate for minister of public security.
The union representing journalists said the prime minister's proposal remained inadequate.
But the union representing journalists said the prime minister's proposal remained inadequate.
We've heard ministers announce proposals, but these are rarely fully implemented.
The report is being published as ministers prepare proposals to gain unprecedented access to details of every email, internet connection and telephone call made in Britain.
