Ten Years On (3)
Ten years ago this week, the Yes for Wales campaign had just re-started after the week-long hiatus following the tragic death of Princess Diana. Ten years ago tomorrow - the 11th September - Scotland voted yes twice. The next day, Gordon Brown arrived in Cardiff to be greeted at Cardiff station by a congratulations card from Yes for Wales with the theme 'Scotland voted yes - don't let Wales get left behind'.
Ten years ago today, the Guardian published a poll suggesting the result would be closer than we expected. (The Guardian archive has the wrong date on the article).
The Guardian was right. All the other polls were wrong.
You can read more here.
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