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The essence of devolution is that some powers are reserved, some are devolved and some are shared. Under the SNP, the Scottish Government, for most of their time in power, have behaved as though they believed that they had the independence that was denied by the referendum, and, whenever they found a power that was shared or reserved, they tended to cry foul. So it is welcome that the mood music is a little more constructive, both ways round, and that there seems to be a recognition now that the reality of devolution is that Scotland has two Governments who have different responsibilities and sometimes they have shared responsibilities.