It has been fantastic to see so many people attending local meetings and the levels of registration and then turnout were just astonishing.

In the face of the onslaught from vested interests in politics, business and the media, 45% support for independence was quite an achievement and it is clear that there is a massive amount of support for significant further powers to be devolved to the Scottish Parliament.

And it is clear, what people see as the best vehicle for continuing the pressure on Westminster for the delivery of those powers. A recent poll showed a 15-point lead for the SNP in Scottish Parliament constituency voting intentions, and ahead of Labour for the next Westminster General Election.

These supporters are putting their money where their mouths are too with the SNP’s membership having increased by over 60,000 since the Referendum, more than trebling its membership. I am not going to give a precise figure because it just keeps growing, the servers on the computers at SNP Headquarters can hardly keep up and volunteers have been drafted in to help process and approve all the new applications.

Scotland will need a strong SNP. We were promised ‘extensive new powers’ in return for a No vote in a solemn vow by the Westminster parties, not something we should now have to sign a petition to press for.

Those who signed the vow are showing every sign of having to be dragged kicking and screaming to deliver on their promise.

The more people in Scotland who join and back the SNP, the stronger the pressure on Westminster to fulfil that pledge. And, despite the Referendum result, change has to happen.

Look at the difference in what has come our way from Westminster and Holyrood in just the last couple of weeks.

Claims that the oil would run out in 20 years have disappeared with the suggestion now being that there are reserves that will last at least another 100 years; after claiming that only a ‘No’ vote could save the NHS, Labour now insists that it is in danger of privatisation from their old pals, the Tories, after all; fracking has been given the green light across great swathes of Scotland; child benefits are to be frozen, pension age raised to 70 and benefits for the under 25s are to be scrapped.

Meanwhile, under the SNP, in Scotland, we have seen the Queensferry Crossing coming in £50 million under budget; the First Minister has stepped in to ensure that none of those people who re-engaged by registering to vote once more are scared off by threats of historic poll tax debt, and John Swinney has published a budget which includes a £11.2 million boost to Fife’s housing stock.’