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Labour Party

The file comprises 8 documents relating to Labour's campaign for the 1997 General Election; General Election Handbook, Ward organiser's Pack, Partnership in Power, Regenerating Your Branch, Constituency Officers Training Pack, The Membership Challenge
Labour On-line, and Progress February (1996).

Press cuttings relating to devolution

The file comprises press cuttings related to Labour's proposals for devolution to Wales along with a document entitled 'The views of Scottish floating voters, September 1996' reflecting focus group studies on attitudes towards Labour.

Research correspondence and papers

The file comprises letters to Lee Waters from Lord Tonypandy (George Thomas), the Office of Neil Kinnock, Lord Cledwyn of Penrhos (Cledwyn Hughes), the Office of Margaret Thatcher, John Redwood, Lord Callaghan's Office and some papers relating to Lee Waters' research during his degree.

Labour opposition to devolution

The file comprises a document written by the Labour MP for Rhondda, Allan Rogers in May 1997 outlining his concerns about devolution entitled 'the Welsh Assembly, Quangos and Local Government', minutes from a meeting of the Carmarthenshire County Council Labour Group discussing the attitude of the local MP towards Labour's devolution proposals,a document entitled 'Suggested questions for Welsh Assembly workshops' and a copy of Hansard, 1 March 1993 with questions to David Hunt MP, Secretary of state for Wales where local government reform and devolution are discussed.

Labour Yes campaign

The file comprises material relating to the Labour Party's campaign in favour of a National Assembly for Wales after the General Election in 1997. It includes campaign ephemera, posters and briefing documents for Labour activists.

Scottish devolution

The file comprises posters, ephemera, a copy of the Scottish Sun, a White Paper entitled 'Scotland's Parliament' (Cm3658) and a document titled 'Scotland's Parliament, Scotland's Right, published by the Scottish Constitutional Convention.

House of Commons Library Research Papers on devolution

The file comprises 5 House of Commons Research Papers;
'The West Lothian Question' (95/95) by Barry K Winetrobe, published in 1995
'Wales and Devolution' (97/60) by Oonagh Gay, published in 1997
'Scotland and Devolution' (97/92) by Oonagh Gay, published in 1997
'Time Spent on Government Bills of Constitutional Significance since 1945 (97/97) by Janet Seaton, published in 1997
'Government of Wales Bill: Operational Aspects of the National Assembly' (97/132) by Barry K Winetrobe, published in 1997
'Government of Wales Bill: Devolution and the National Assembly' (97/129) by Oonagh Gay, published in 1997.

White Paper: A Voice for Wales

The file comprises a copy of the UK Government's Whiet Paper on devolution 'A Voice for Wales: The Government's Proposals for a Welsh Assembly = Llais dros Gymru: Cynigion y Llywodraeth ar gyfer Cynulliad Cymreig' (Cm3718) along with 2 copies of the summary White Paper and a press release entitled 'Wales Labour conference backs twinning for Assembly selection'.

Yes for Wales Campaign

The file comprises ephemera an working documents from the 'Yes for Wales' campaign in 1997 along with a draft of an unpublished article, written by Lee Waters on the campaign written before the referendum for the New Statesman.

Papers relating to developing and implementing devolution proposals for Wales

The file comprises papers relating to the passing o the Government of Wales Act 1998 and the establishment of a National Assembly for Wales including a transcript of an interview between Lee Waters and Ron Davies MP, Secretary of State for Wales, copies of Hansard and Welsh Affairs Committee documents, articles and newspaper cuttings.

Devolution and civil society

The file comprises documents and correspondence relating to Civil Society engagement with the Government's devolution proposals with submission from the Welsh Local Government Association, the NHS Confederation in Wales, the Wales Assembly for Women, trades unions along with related articles.

Cynulliad 99 = Assembly 99

The file comprises a manifesto entitled 'Cynulliad 99 = Assembly 99' published by the Farmers' Union of Wales as part of the Assembly campaign in 1999.

Farmers' Union of Wales.

Physical ephemera

Eight balloons, six posters (two copies each of three different posters) and two plastic bags from the "Ie dros Cymru=Yes for Wales" campaign, one "Llais cryfach=A stronger voice" T-shirt, and one Labour rosette.

Nick Bourne diaries

A note by Lee Waters says that this is an edited version (Feb. 2013) of Nick Bourne's diaries, as cut down by Daran Hill in an attempt to find a publisher. They were to be published by the IWA, but plans were suspended on Nick Bourne getting a peerage and re-entering politics.

Lee Waters referendum diary

Lee Waters's diary, with many daily entries between 10 Sept. 2010 and 4 Jan. 2011, and an eight-page summing up, 12 March 2011.

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