The Week
The Week
National and International News
Campaign Diary
Afternoons and coffee spoons
Mark Oaten gets used to a twilight existence as the election campaign starts in earnest
Mark Oaten
Election Interview
Churchill chastened
In the first of a series of interviews on post-war watershed election campaigns, Edward Davie talks to two men who fought the 1945 poll from opposite sides of the political divide – Lords Healey and Renton
Edward Davie
Manifesto: Labour Party
The new progressive consensus
Tony Blair’s "passionate call" for a third term is unrepentantly New Labour, with its commitment to education and the forging of a new social contract
Manifesto: Conservative Party
No more time for talking
Last Monday saw Michael Howard promise to battle for Britain when he set out his bid for government. Here is how he sold his manifesto to the country
Manifesto: Liberal Democrats
The real alternative?
Despite the diversions of family life, Charles Kennedy used the launch of his manifesto to insist that the election will be a three-horse race
Cover Story
Winning and losing?
Will Michael Howard’s early success in dictating the direction of the campaign lead to failure? Craig Hoy reports
Craig Hoy
Policy Focus:Public Services
We’re all customers now
The three main parties all claim to be increasing choice in public services, with traditional ideological differences more blurred than ever. Colin Brown reports
Colin Brown
Say no to two-tier health
John Reid says the choice about the future of the NHS is stark at this election
John Reid
Doctors, not dogmas
Andrew Lansley promises shorter waiting lists and cleaner wards under the Tories
Andrew Lansley
A question of patients
Faster treatment and fewer charges – Paul Burstow outlines Lib Dem health goals
Paul Burstow
The classroom goes collegiate
Ruth Kelly holds out the prospect of a new pupil-teacher partnership in our schools
Ruth Kelly
Free to get on with the job
Tim Collins wants to help teachers and schools wrest back control of discipline
Tim Collins
Personal fulfilment by right
If Labour can say ‘education’ three times the Lib Dems can say it four, says Phil Willis
Phil Willis
Coherent and consistent
Sound transport policy will deliver economic benefits, says Alistair Darling
Alistair Darling
Six of the best
Tim Yeo offers six steps to build a transport system Britain can be proud of
Tim Yeo
Time to get back on track
Britain needs a sustainable transport set-up and railways that work, says John Thurso
John Thurso
Labour’s secret shame
Alex Salmond says Labour must come clean about planned cuts in Scotland
Alex Salmond
A better deal than Barnett
Simon Thomas calls for more Welsh powers over health and education
Simon Thomas
Equity and opportunity
The providers of our public services must be enthused if delivery is to be improved for all, writes Brendan Barber
Brendan Barber
Ready to do business
Business wants world class public services. But first the plans to ensure efficiency must be put in place, says CBI chief Sir Digby Jones
Sir Digby Jones
Special report: Europe
All things to all Members
While MPs of all parties seem to welcome EU enlargement, their views on its constitution and governance are increasingly idiosyncratic, reveals Mark Aspinwall
Mark Aspinwall
Other
Cobbett’sCorner
Chris Moncrieff takes a look back at campaigns past
Chris Moncrieff
Electionwatch
A round up of recent and forthcoming elections
Backtrack... This week in history
This week in history
