John Reid gets the Home Office

So it looks like John Reid has the Home Office. This means he will be making policy in an area that has been partially devolved to the Scottish parliament and, therefore, his policies may not affect his own constituents in the same way that they would affect the people of England. No person eligible to vote in England can use their vote to specifically pass commentary on the performance of this minister in his brief at the Home Office.

Remember, it is not that he is Scottish that is at issue here. What is at issue is mandate and the democratic relationship that he has with the people his decisions and performance will affect.

Also note that the people in his constituency voted for him and yet they will not receive the full benefit of his time in office because they may not be subject to the outcome of some of his efforts.