Evan Davis

All socio-political phenomena in the U.K. come laden with the baggage of a class-based theory or two attached to them. In the…

— Evan Davis

Even the 'Today' programme involves a balance between the worthy-but-heavy items with the worthless-but-entertainingly-light ones.

— Evan Davis

It is no wonder that bank capital is regulated. When borrowing and lending is profitable, it is tempting for banks to scale…

— Evan Davis

Even though disciplined sleeping habits and the adrenalin of live radio ensures that we are very awake while on duty, there is…

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Being funny, it turns out, is like being a bank. It's a confidence trick. As long as everyone believes in you, you…

— Evan Davis

Some people harbour an awkward clash of feelings - homosexual attraction on the one hand and shame or embarrassment about that attraction…

— Evan Davis

I've always been scared of advertising folk. I've met them at parties and I've been to their offices and I've always found…

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My instinct is to assume that we consumers are an inconsistent bunch. We like competition if it delivers low prices, but grumble…

— Evan Davis

For me, the main principle for broadcasters has to be that if people stand to benefit from an interview, they should be…

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At the BBC we've had plenty of women in good management jobs. It comes and goes but there's been plenty. On air,…

— Evan Davis

Crossrail is a prime example of infrastructure. It is a rather deadly word, but I think it is exciting stuff, the civil…

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I rarely come away from presenting the 'Today' programme without some sense of regret. There is always some question that I should…

— Evan Davis

Someday we'll look back on this moment and plow into a parked car.

— Evan Davis

I've never enjoyed sleep as much until I got the 'Today' job. There is something about early sleep that's much better than…

— Evan Davis

We escaped the last big bursting of a bubble - the dotcom bubble - with a relatively light U.S. recession. On that…

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Most people hugely underestimate the amount of 'empty space' we have in our country. Fly over the U.K., and you see that…

— Evan Davis

Reducing every issue to an argument can become stale but it's often a very good way of clarifying issues.

— Evan Davis

Phyllis is one of the tunnel boring machines for Crossrail and one of the most extraordinary characters I met, visiting some of…

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As it happens, I have personally been something of an enthusiast for the London Olympic games, mainly on the grounds a) that…

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The new industries are brainy industries and so-called knowledge workers tend to like to be near other people who are the same.…

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Once we are fed, heated, housed and healthy, our extra consumption inevitably has an element of luxury about it. And once luxury…

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Historically, the British have always been rather wary of grand engineering projects - perhaps understandably, given that many of them have been…

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Now undoubtedly, we face some very British challenges when it comes to infrastructure. We rightly cherish our back yards and green spaces,…

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The fact that radio is so hopeless at delivering data makes it an uncluttered medium, offering the basic story without the detailed…

— Evan Davis

We all know that Americans love their statistics - in sport, obviously. And in finance too.

— Evan Davis