This weekend, my partner and I were trying to work out what we were going to do with the salsify that turned up in our organic box. It was a step into the unknown which caused some debate, so I have sympathy with John Reid and Charlie Falconer trying to work out whether the Home Office is better as one unit or two.

We settled for a fish soup for using the salsify. Having made that decision, I feel competent to say that splitting the Home Office is probably a good idea. However, the outcome of both decisions remains to be seen.