Scotland is going places. That was the over-riding mood at this weekend's SNP conference in Inverness.
Alex Salmond has every reason to be confident and optimistic. His speech reflected the confidence and optimism that will be needed on the part Scotland's people if the referendum on independence is to be successful.
It's hard to work out where the No campaign will come from. The Tories are in a terrible mess. Will they rely on their party bosses in London to put the case against?
Long time Labour supporters are starting to see independence as inevitable.
In her fraternal address from Plaid Cymru to the conference, Elin Jones AM said that we should now be thinking about the implications of all of this for Wales.
“As you, in the SNP and in Scotland, consider the real possibility of creating an independent Scotland, we are left to consider what would be left. A UK Government governing all English matters, and only some Welsh matters and even less Northern Irish matters. It is now time for a serious debate on the future constitutional relationship of the countries of the British islands. It is time to debate equality, not subservience and dependence. To us, the UK is currently a pretence of a country. After a Yes vote in your referendum, it could no longer pretend to anyone, not even itself.”
Can we in Wales emulate the enthusiasm, confidence and determination which was on show in abundance in Inverness this weekend? A glimpse of what is possible was seen in the build up to the rugby world cup semi-final. The nation was united in wanting success then. If that same drive could be dedicated to building and equalising Wales, there'd be 'nae limits' to what we could achieve.
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First rate post,Leanne. While the unionists are still dreaming of the rosy glow of post war unionjackery, basking in the certainty of an atavistic united kingdom - those of us who can see a bit further realise that there will be no UK in 5 years - and even if it retains the name - it will be a completely different animal. We in Wales will be left with the choice of becoming independent, or reverting to being just a part of England. I don't know which way we will go, but I do know that it is time now to start posing the question, while the unionists are still in complete denial.
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