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> [Without the BBC, the proliferation of television and radio channels by the private sector would simply result in more and more channels, with tiny audiences, all seeking to do the same thing. The future would be one of fragmentation -…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gavyn-davies/without-the-bbc-the-proliferation-of-television-and-radio-channels-by/)

[Gavyn Davies](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gavyn-davies/)

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## More by Gavyn Davies

> [I want the BBC to be a mass market public service broadcaster still funded by the licence fee... and the licence fee is more…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gavyn-davies/i-want-the-bbc-to-be-a-mass-market-public-service-broadcaster-still/)

[Gavyn Davies](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gavyn-davies/)

> [It was an interesting question as to whether the BBC had a future in the digital world, and what form of market failure could…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gavyn-davies/it-was-an-interesting-question-as-to-whether-the-bbc-had-a-future-in/)

[Gavyn Davies](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gavyn-davies/)

> [The BBC is part of the glue which binds the United Kingdom together. At those times of national moment - of joy or sadness,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gavyn-davies/the-bbc-is-part-of-the-glue-which-binds-the-united-kingdom-together/)

[Gavyn Davies](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gavyn-davies/)

> [There is an honourable tradition in British public life that those charged with authority at the top of an organisation should accept responsibility for…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gavyn-davies/there-is-an-honourable-tradition-in-british-public-life-that-those/)

[Gavyn Davies](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gavyn-davies/)

> [Normally I would not recommend a book that tells you how to make money in the stock market. Most of these books are aimed…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gavyn-davies/normally-i-would-not-recommend-a-book-that-tells-you-how-to-make/)

[Gavyn Davies](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gavyn-davies/)

> [The BBC provides the commentary on our lives, the soundtrack of the nation. It is one of the most powerful unifying forces in the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gavyn-davies/the-bbc-provides-the-commentary-on-our-lives-the-soundtrack-of-the/)

[Gavyn Davies](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gavyn-davies/)

> [Other than marriage, she doesn't control me and I don't control her.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gavyn-davies/other-than-marriage-she-doesn-t-control-me-and-i-don-t-control-her/)

[Gavyn Davies](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gavyn-davies/)

> [The BBC must never be all about ratings - or even mainly about ratings. In the past year, we have made a raft of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gavyn-davies/the-bbc-must-never-be-all-about-ratings-or-even-mainly-about-ratings/)

[Gavyn Davies](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gavyn-davies/)

> [The BBC should not have a cheerleader. It should have somebody who runs the organisation in the interests of the public and that should…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gavyn-davies/the-bbc-should-not-have-a-cheerleader-it-should-have-somebody-who/)

[Gavyn Davies](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gavyn-davies/)

> [Over the last decade, economists seemed to share a broad consensus about economic policy, with the old splits between monetarists and Keynesians apparently being…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gavyn-davies/over-the-last-decade-economists-seemed-to-share-a-broad-consensus/)

[Gavyn Davies](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gavyn-davies/)

> [Inflation is not always the main problem, or indeed a problem at all. Sometimes, though rarely, deflation is a more serious threat, and we…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gavyn-davies/inflation-is-not-always-the-main-problem-or-indeed-a-problem-at-all/)

[Gavyn Davies](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gavyn-davies/)

> [Without the BBC, the proliferation of television and radio channels by the private sector would simply result in more and more channels, with tiny…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gavyn-davies/without-the-bbc-the-proliferation-of-television-and-radio-channels-by/)

[Gavyn Davies](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gavyn-davies/)

> [As long as the appointment process is transparent and there is a broad mix of political views among the governors of the BBC, I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gavyn-davies/as-long-as-the-appointment-process-is-transparent-and-there-is-a/)

[Gavyn Davies](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gavyn-davies/)

> [Almost everyone will find something in our services worth paying for.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gavyn-davies/almost-everyone-will-find-something-in-our-services-worth-paying-for/)

[Gavyn Davies](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gavyn-davies/)

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