Grounds for hope?

The general election campaign is underway, and autism has become a hot topic. Four of the main parties have set out their policies as regards service provision. Can any of them be believed?, I ask myself. In all honesty I think the answer is negative. In the first place it would cost money, at a time when the health service (and mental health services in particular) has been subject to reductions in funding. In the second place we have to remember that we are dealing with politicians, and that fact does not inspire me with any confidence whatsoever.