Wales Decides: The ITV Wales team debate the big issues affecting Welsh voters

This year's elections to Wales' National Assembly aren't far away, and we've sat down to debate the major issues affecting Welsh voters and the politicians vying for our support.

Political Editor Adrian Masters is joined by Owain Phillips, Rob Osborne and Megan Boot.

Health - by Rob Osborne

Health is always the number one topic in any election but this time it really is taking over everything else.

The last Assembly was dominated by the health service and Labour's record on it.

We'll see that come up again. We'll also see comparisons with England when it comes to waiting times and quality of care.

The politicians will point to various reports backing their arguments - OECD for Labour, the Ombudsman's report on out of hours care for the others.

But fundamentally people will decide how they vote based on their own experience

Education - by Megan Boot

Whatever happens this election, from May there will be a new Education Minister.

They will be at the helm during a major period of change: from overseeing the development and introduction of a new curriculum, working out what support to give teachers, to making a decision on the multi-million pound question that is student finance - whichever party they come from, the Minister will have their work cut out.

Political Editor Adrian Masters

Education in Wales is undergoing radical changes, but that doesn’t mean the issues the electorate will care about are completely new. As well as the government’s record so far, expect to hear a lot about:

  • Childcare provision

  • Standards in literacy and numeracy

  • Bridging the gap between poverty and attainment

Whilst education might not make as many headlines as health, it too is at a crux point.

There are serious challenges facing the sector, and the decisions made go far beyond the children is serves - it impacts their communities and the country as a whole.

As the saying goes, ‘your education today is tomorrow’s economy’.

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