News Summary

• Chancellor John Healey has embraced strict security procedures to keep this year's budget secret.
• The bond market's reverse beauty contest, in which investors single out the countries they distrust most, has moved on from Britain.
• The question for Healey is whether he can deliver a Budget that can sustain the revival in growth and offer the help with the cost of living that his backbenchers demand.
• Credibility with investors requires not just that Budget maths add up on Wednesday, but also belief that growth plans are realistic.