Long time coming

We held the crown of Britain by armed might & by birthright until Oswald of Northumbria killed Cadwallon in 634 or 635, steadily we lost ground to 1284, there was a revival under Glyndwr, then we were subsumed under Tudor England; forward to 03/03/2011 when one of the oldest Countries in Europe is reclaiming responsibilities taken away more than 700 years ago, for too long we've had to go cap in hand to strangers with no common bond or understanding of our problems, can we finally be trusted, are we able to act on our own, albeit to a limited extent, have we any self respect? These are not questions for others to answer. Hopefully the WAG will now attract better minds, with London being of secondary importance for Welsh politicians; whether it's good or bad is in our own hands, and that's how it should be, we've been given the key to our own apartment, and it's up to us to keep it tidy, but we still share the gas, electricity, kitchen, bathroom and roof. A key to an apartment, nothing to make a fuss about, but paradoxically seismic given that Wales was not a recognized Country like Scotland under English law and only had royal assent to a capital city in 1955. It is only right to have laws made in Wales adapted for Welsh circumstances, with our elected representatives living in their constituencies sharing their neighbours' problems. We can now put Edward I, Henry VIII and Neil & Glenys Kinnock behind us. It's OUR future for US to decide.