With such a dramatic transition under way during the past four years, many setbacks will be inevitable, particularly when one recalls the background of the various public representatives who entered the devolved Assembly, the nature of their convictions, many of which they hold as firmly as ever, their thought processes and the sensitivity required to weld together trust among the protagonists. Trust is essential for the political system to work and when one considers the huge degree of give and take and trust which is required in this context on a daily and hourly basis, it becomes apparent that we have failed to sufficiently take stock of our achievements in recent years and the giant steps we have taken. This approach – taking matters for granted – is in some senses an example of how deeply rooted the process has become. It is now part of people's everyday lives.