Campaigning on Monday Plaid claimed there was a shortfall of 209m a year which would have to be made up by taking money from other budgets. They attacked Alun Michael over his negotiations with the UK Treasury when he was First Secretary accused Labour of mismanagement and of misleading the public into believing that match-funding had been provided. I know we'll be accused of whinging, but we are missing out. Labour meanwhile have counterattacked, accusing Plaid of seeking independence for Wales. Welsh Liberal Democrats renewed their call on Monday for all elderly people across the UK to be given access to free long-term personal care.
Personal care is available to the elderly free of charge in Scotland.
But the government has ruled out a similar move for pensioners south of the border. Meanwhile campaign candidates have beed urged to recognise the importance of influencing children. A group of charities has organised meetings in key Welsh marginal constituencies so that would-be MPs can be grilled by children and teenagers. They want politicians to consider the wider issues affecting children and young people - and they want them to be treated as important in their own right.