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The Welsh Assembly election of 2003: the Triumph of ‘welfarism’

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Pages 266-279 | Published online: 06 Jul 2007

Notes

  • Morgan , Rhodri . 2003 . ‘we couldn't get any journalists to embed with us, that's for sure’ . Western Mail , 2 May himself put it,
  • Osmond , John . 2003 . Turnout in the May 2003 National Assembly Election , 1 Cardiff : Institute of Welsh Affairs .
  • Electoral Commission . November 2003 . The National Assembly for Wales Elections 2003: The Official Report and Results , November , 33 Cardiff : Electoral Commission .
  • Jones , Barry . 2003 . ‘the feeling is that devolution isn't perfect, it might be a son of a bitch but it's our son of a bitch. It hasn't really been a success yet but on the other hand there's been no build‐up of opinion to get rid of it’ . The Independent , 1 May Director of the Welsh Governance Centre at Cardiff University makes this point neatly:
  • 2003 . ‘job creation scheme for mediocre politicians, primarily benefiting Cardiff and its prosperous hinterlands’ . Financial Times , 3 May
  • 1999 . Western Mail , 27 December
  • 2003 . ‘try to pursue the same policies of separatism, wrangling, squabbling and division which, whenever they are tried, result only in misery for the people’ . Financial Times , 25 April
  • 2003 . Working Together for Wales , Welsh Labour's Manifesto . http://www.waleslabourparty.org.uk/
  • Bourne , Nick . 2003 . Winning for Wales: Fighting for the Vulnerable foreword, http://www.conservatives.com/ wales/
  • 2003 . Winning for Wales: Fighting for the Vulnerable 34
  • 2003 . Press Association News , 25 April www.ICWales.co.uk
  • 2003 . Western Mail , 29 April

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  • Osmond , John . 2002 . Dragon Takes a Different Route: Monitoring the National Assembly December 1999 to March 2000 , Cardiff : Institute of Welsh Affairs . www.IWA.org.uk
  • Osmond , John and Mugaseth , Jessica . 2003 . “ ‘The Assembly Government’ ” . In Welsh Labour Takes Control: Monitoring the Welsh Assembly March to June 2003 , Edited by: Osmond , John . 12 – 23 . Cardiff : Institute of Welsh Affairs . www.IWA.org.uk
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  • Wyn Jones , Richard and Scully , Roger . 2004 . “ ‘Minor Tremor but Several Casualties: The 2003 Welsh Election’ ” . In British Elections and Parties Review , Edited by: Scully , Roger , Fisher , Justin , Webb , Paul and Broughton , David . Volume 14 , 191 – 207 . London : Taylor and Francis .
  • Young , Ross . 14 May 2003 . “ House of Commons Library Research Paper 03/45 ” . In Welsh Assembly Elections: 1 May 2003 , 14 May , London : House of Commons . 2003

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