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I've no idea whether either Nick Bourne or David Melding tune in to Conference Live. It's sunny out there, I know and politicians have lives and Sky +.

But if, by any chance, they were watching a moment ago, they'll just have heard Adam Price sending them both a message. To one, he showed the hand of political friendship. To the other, it was a fist.

To David Melding, it was this: "Join us, David the water's warm ... You're living proof that it is possible to be Welsh and a small 'c' conservative".

Be warned Mr Melding - I think that's what they call a back-handed compliment.

To Nick Bourne, it was anything but: "Who can forget Nicholas Bourne beaming before Carmarthenshire's votes were counted, thinking that Wales had collectively voted itself out of existence for the second time in our history ... No man who betrayed his country so enthusiastically could ever earn the right to lead it".

Perhaps it's just as well that Adam Price delivered his speech in English only, the only senior bilingual Plaid figure who seems to get away with that unscathed. 'Brad' in Welsh has connotations even stronger than 'betrayal'.

What was that about "the prevailing wisdom of a party that has always defined itself as being against the development of our Welsh Democracy" too? Was it an informed hint about the internal argument amongst Conservatives about whether to include in their manifesto a pledge not to block a referendum, or just a general bullet fired in their direction?

I'll bet you one thing: one or two of the messages fired at Welsh Labour MPs in his speech will be repeated in the bars of Llandudno many times tonight, perhaps the "matching silk ties, silk hankies and for I know silk underwear as well" proving the favourite.

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