Growth slowing down and media influence

So it turns out I was wrong about Feb. We ended up only growing about 1% on Feb 08 which pretty much confirms the trend started last Nov. That said, March has started well and we're through the worst two months of the year, and I can see us having a 2009 similar to 2008 which means no cuts in overhead. I seem to have a different take on things every morning and the daily news intake via the Today programme isn't always helpful. Try as I might to use it as one of many influences, all too often the media seem to dictate my sense of how the climate will affect our business far more than the figures before my eyes.