Background
editPolitical context
editEtymology
editThe strategy
editUnder Rhodri Morgan
editRhodri Morgan first used the term "clear red water" during his 1999 Labour leadership campaign, when he spoke of "a clear blue water or a clear red water in my style of campaigning and the people I appeal to compared to my opponent [Alun Michael].[1][2] Morgan had challenged Michael, the acting leader of the Labour Party in Wales, to a leadership contest after UK Labour leader Tony Blair appointed him to succeed former leader Ron Davies on his resignation in October 1998.
Under Carwyn Jones
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Rhodri Morgan retired in 2009 and Carwyn Jones was elected to succeed him.[3] Jones continued the clear red water strategy and developed it further during his leadership.
He continued the coalition agreement
Under Mark Drakeford
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Mark Drakeford, who had drawn up the clear red water strategy with Rhodri Morgan in the early 2000s, was elected to succeed Carwyn Jones following his resignation in
Under Vaughan Gething
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Implementation
editCOVID-19 pandemic in Wales
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References
edit- ^ "Head-to-head: Morgan vs Michael". BBC News. 15 February 1999. Retrieved 16 June 2024.
- ^ Moon, David (Autumn 2009). "Clear Red Water: Welsh Devolution and Socialist Politics (book review)". Renewal. 17 (3). Lawrence & Wishart: 89–92.
- ^ Davies, Daniel (21 April 2018). "Carwyn Jones: Welsh Labour leader who lost his grip". BBC News. Retrieved 16 June 2024.