In his widely awaited annual Budget, the chancellor, Alistair Darling stood up today to deliver his final rallying cry to persuade potential voters to re-elect Labour in the looming general election.

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After what seems like an age of waiting, we finally have a date for this year's General Election. It may not come as much of a surprise to anyone who's read a newspaper in the last six months, but the