As The general election draws closer, a crucial dividing line between the ruling Labour Party and the Conservatives is becoming blurred. The Tories have pledged an earlier start to deficit-cutting, which Gordon Brown says would endanger the economic recovery. But in recent comments David Cameron, the Conservative leader, has said that spending reductions in the fiscal year beginning this April would not be "particularly extensive". He rules out "swingeing" cuts.
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