Goodness knows there are lots of things for which Alistair Darling ought to say sorry during the course of tomorrow's Budget.
But will he actually do so?
The bookies are running lively markets on which buzzwords will pass the Chancellor's lips, and the busiest concerns his use of the S-word.
Ladbrokes originally quoted 20-1 that Darling would say "sorry" during the Budget speech, but the price had been slashed to 7-1 as of 10.45am today.
Meanwhile, Paddy Power have been offering a mere 2-1 on him saying it once, 6-1 on him saying it twice, or 5-1 on the word passing his lips three or more times.
