As an aid to public discussion here are briefings on four of the main election issues: the NHS, education, crime and welfare reform.

• Crime reduction: are public policies working? (PDF)
• Education: have standards increased? (PDF)
• The NHS: Has the additional funding worked? (HTML)
• The NHS: Has the additional funding worked? (PDF)
• Welfare to Work: how successful? (PDF)
• Welfare to Work: how successful? (MS Word)

Links to Government websites

• Education: Treasury website
• Health: Treasury website
• Crime: Treasury website
• DfES: Autumn Performance Report 2004 (PDF)