Britain's Borrowing Blues Chancellor John Healey's call for "confidence about Britain" is undermined by historic high borrowing costs that have sent shockwaves through the public finances.
His emphasis on growth and devolution in the upcoming Budget seems more like a PR exercise than a serious plan to address the UK's fiscal woes.
The recent announcement of 4,000 job losses at Jaguar Land Rover has left many questioning whether the UK is truly "turning the corner" as Healey claims.