Today our Welsh comrades meet for their National Council to decide whether to go into coalition with Labour, and sign up to the One Wales document, as recommended by the NEC or join a "rainbow" coalition with the Tories and Lib Dems.
Some of you will know that i have been supporting and advising the so called rebels who a few weeks ago were against the rainbow, as they felt discussions with Labour had been suspended too early.
Leanne Wood, Helen Mary Jones, Bethan Jenkins and Nerys Evans were right to go public and ask that the rainbow be rejected. Skillful negotiation has resulted in a better deal with Labour and the prospect of Wales having a real Parliament, which i believe will be a giant step forward in Plaid's quest for Independence. An early referendum was not on the table going into government with the Tories and Lib Dems.
Going into a coalition with the Tories would have had disastrous consequences for a party of the left. An electoral disaster similar to the SNP's result in 1979 has been avoided.
Having civic nationalists in government in Wales and Scotland can only see both our nations prosper and move forward to Independence.
Good luck Plaid.
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