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He promised fresh hope and delivered doom, but Dr Death’s budget succeeds in doing no harm | John Crace
<p>Armed with 98 measures, a rictus grin and a decidedly comedy-free speech, the chancellor at least offered us – and Labour – some breathing space</p><p>It was as if John Healey was taking the Hippocratic oath. First do no harm. For your first budget, this may be no bad thing: we can all think of plenty of chancellors who have done untold damage. Take a bow