Another Sunday by the seaside. The circus has moved on, from Bournemouth to Brighton, for another of those crucial make-or-break, to borrow a cliche or two, political conferences.
This time the talk is of leadership, of this being possibly the last conference for someone who's been at the top for years.
But enough about Gordon Brown, apparently this could be Rhodri Morgan's farewell conference too.
As late as this morning, colleagues were in the dark about Mr Morgan's retirement plans. He had apparently considered making his announcement to delegates here but then thought an English gathering might not be the best venue.
It has been just like old times here in Brighton. Peter Hain has been impossible to avoid on air or in print.
He found time to offer advice via the Sunday Times to the Prime Minister: "He should have a chance to allow himself to sleep more and take a break a bit more."
When you get that sort of advice from a famously workaholic Cabinet Minister, not averse to e-mailing staff before the rest of us get up, it really is time to slow down.
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