Without the BBC, the proliferation of television and radio channels by the private sector would simply result in more and more channels, with tiny au….

It was an interesting question as to whether the BBC had a future in the digital world, and what form of market failure could justify the licence fee….

The BBC is part of the glue which binds the United Kingdom together. At those times of national moment - of joy or sadness, in the UK or around the w….

The BBC provides the commentary on our lives, the soundtrack of the nation. It is one of the most powerful unifying forces in the United Kingdom toda….

The BBC must never be all about ratings - or even mainly about ratings. In the past year, we have made a raft of terrific programmes which stand comp….

There is an honourable tradition in British public life that those charged with authority at the top of an organisation should accept responsibility ….

As long as the appointment process is transparent and there is a broad mix of political views among the governors of the BBC, I think the public can ….

Over the last decade, - economists seemed to share a broad consensus about economic policy, with the old splits between monetarists and Keynesians ap….

I want the BBC to be a mass market public service broadcaster still funded by the licence fee... and the licence fee is more durable than many people….

Inflation is not always the main problem, or indeed a problem at all. Sometimes, though rarely, deflation is a more serious threat, and we need to sh….

The BBC should not have a cheerleader. It should have somebody who runs the organisation in the interests of the public and that should be a chairman..

Normally I would not recommend a book that tells you how to make money in the stock market. Most of these books are aimed at gullible folk, and they ….