<p><br /> The main political parties are putting the finishing touches to their general election manifestos as they prepare for the first week of full-scale campaigning for the May 6 poll.<br /> </p><p><br /> Labour will be first off the blocks with the launch in the West Midlands later of a manifesto which aides said will be "ambitious but affordable" and will focus on rebuilding the economy, renewing public services and restoring trust in politics.<br /> </p><p><br /> The document's author Ed Miliband has acknowledged that Labour cannot "promise the earth" in Britain's current straitened circumstances, but said the party would reject a "business-as-usual" approach to the country's problems.<br /> </p><p><br /> Speaking in east London on Sunday he said: "Above all it is a manifesto for the future because we know that business as usual won't do.<br /> </p><p><br /> Meanwhile, David Cameron said the Conservative platform, to be unveiled on Tuesday, would be centred on the theme of "we're all in this together".<br /> </p><p><br /> In contrast to Labour's restrained programme, the Tory manifesto will offer a range of "positive agenda-setting ideas" to woo voters, including better access to GPs and a crackdown on state "snooping", he said.<br /> </p><p><br /> Liberal Democrat leader Nick Clegg has warned of Greek-style social unrest in the wake of the election if a Conservative government wins power by a narrow margin and then tries to push through draconian spending cuts.<br /> </p><p><br /> The Liberal Democrat leader said he feared "serious social strife" if an administration with minimal support raised taxes, laid off public sector workers and froze wages.<br /> </p>
