They've had the toughest possible lesson in what legislating way out of the Assembly's comfort zone feels like, and if there was a vote tomorrow on whether to make it law, I wouldn't be in the least confident that it would pass.
Which is why I am sticking a microphone in the mooches of billionaires and chief execs, in an exploration for tomorrow's Today Programme of whetherthere is a genuine recognition by business leaders that intensifying inequalities are a matter of fundamental concern - or whether they are simply saying what they think people want to hear.
"There are two views which have been expressed as to whether Steve Norris will go before the hustings tomorrow night and I will consider those views, " the chairman said.