No typology of complex social realities can be perfect, though, and so itmustbeadmitted that there are intermediate forms between the two types of countries.
If the justices' questions are any guide (and itmustbeadmitted they are often not), proponents of the law made a good job of arguing the first bit of their case, that fund-raising has got out of step with previous law (ie, that there are loopholes).
He told Newsnight Scotland the "likelihood mustbe" he will accept the offer to defer the cuts by a year, but admittedit would create a "double whammy" of cuts in the following year, kicking in after the Holyrood elections.