Mistakes Are Nothing To Be Ashamed Of.

Even The 'today' Programme Involves A Balance Between The Worthy-but-heavy Items With The Worthless-but-entertainingly-light Ones.

Historically, The British Have Always Been Rather Wary Of Grand Engineering Projects - Perhaps Understandably, Given That Many Of Them Have Been Delivered Late And Over Budget.

Personally, I'd Like Us To Have A Few More Women On The 'today' Programme.

It Is No Wonder That Bank Capital Is Regulated. When Borrowing And Lending Is Profitable, It Is Tempting For Banks To Scale Up Their Operations And To Borrow And Lend Too Much In Relation To Their Capital, In Effect Reducing The Effectiveness Of The Potential Capital Cushion.

Reducing Every Issue To An Argument Can Become Stale But It's Often A Very Good Way Of Clarifying Issues.