The Two Questions That Anyone Ever Asks

As It Happens, I Have Personally Been Something Of An Enthusiast For The London Olympic Games, Mainly On The Grounds A) That A Bit Of Wasteland Will Be Made Nice And B) That It Tends To Make Everybody Happy That Their Country Should Be The Centre Of World Attention For A Couple Of Weeks In Their Life.

What Comes With A Job As A Staff Member Of The Bbc Is A Certain Self-censoring That You Get Utterly Used To. You Don't Say Everything You Think. You Hold Back On Some Things.

There Is A Strong Link Between The Following Three Things: Exporting, Manufacturing And The Degree Of Saving By The Population. It's Complicated, But If The Population Doesn't Save, The Economy Will Not Tend To Export As Much, And If It Doesn't Export As Much, It Won't Manufacture Enough.

The Germans Are Clear About What They Do - Cars And Machine Tools; The Japanese Are Clear About What They Do - Electronics; The Chinese Are Clear About What They Do - They're The Workshop Of The World.

For Me, The Main Principle For Broadcasters Has To Be That If People Stand To Benefit From An Interview, They Should Be Prepared To Face Some Downside As Well.