It's Amazing, If You Know What You

For Years, We've Grown Dependant On American Consumers As The World's Spenders Of Last Resort. They've Kept Europe Out Of Recession, Allowed China To Industrialise, And Prevented Global Deflation. But At The Same Time, They've Not Been Looking After Their Own Futures.

Interestingly, Human Irrationality Is A Hot Topic In Economics At The Moment. Behavioural Economics It's Called, On The Cusp Of Economics And Psychology.

Now Undoubtedly, We Face Some Very British Challenges When It Comes To Infrastructure. We Rightly Cherish Our Back Yards And Green Spaces, And We'll Defend Them Passionately When Projects Are Announced. We Live In A Democracy, And We Like To Debate These Things, Often For Many Years.

I Rarely Come Away From Presenting The 'today' Programme Without Some Sense Of Regret. There Is Always Some Question That I Should Have Asked, Or Some Point That I Should Have Made. This Is Annoying But Not Surprising. Perfection Is Hard To Achieve In A Three-hour Live Programme.

If You're Not Making Some Mistakes, It Probably Means You're Not Trying Hard Enough.