It was crafted by the skills and energies of many people. Donald Dewar talked about those people—some of whom did not live long enough to see our Parliament—on 1 July last year when he stated:"Today, we reach back through the long haul to win this Parliament, through the struggles of those who brought democracy to Scotland".He was talking about others, but today I am talking about him.Donald Dewar was a man who supported devolution when it was in fashion and when it was out of fashion.