Blair's grotesque legacy

New Department for Justice will come into to effect on May 7, or something like that, it says in the Guardian. How has this happened without a whimper from the opposition. As well freeing up Home Office resources for spying on us (see below) it also means that Home of Office is prepared to do anything, however half-arsed and temporary, just to hold back the tide until prisons are someone else's problem. Is there going to be another minister for this new department or what?