Before the 2005 general election we profiled the three areas at the bottom of the English, Welsh and Scottish deprivation leagues Knowsley, west Rhyl and Glasgow¹s east end. Clare Goff revisits them to assess their progress. Our 6 page in depth special contrasts the approaches - and the effects of these approaches - taken to reduce poverty in these areas. When the next Government comes into power what impact will it have on those living in the poorest places in England, Wales and Scotland?