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Although being economics editor sounds impressive, it does not mean I actually edit anything. It mainly reflects two decades of title-inflation at the BBC, which has given ever more status to senior reporters, presumably because it is cheaper to do that than to offer higher pay.

~Evan Davis

Topics: Actually Although Anything Because Being Cheaper Decades Does Economics Edit Editor Ever Given Higher Impressive Mainly Mean More Offer Pay Presumably Reflects Reporters Senior Sounds Status Than Two Which Bbc

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But beginners to the World Economics Forum have to understand there is no single Davos experience, and there is no single Davos community either. There are numerous tribes who interact only at a minimal level.

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Topics: Beginners Community Economics Either Experience Forum Interact Level Minimal Numerous Only Single Tribes Understand Who World

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Some people harbour an awkward clash of feelings - homosexual attraction on the one hand and shame or embarrassment about that attraction on the other. It is well known that the mind struggles to sustain conflicting views.

~Evan Davis

Topics: About Attraction Awkward Clash Conflicting Embarrassment Feelings Hand Harbour Homosexual Known Mind Other People Shame Some Some People Struggles Sustain Views Well Well Known

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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 case of gay Tories, there is one particularly silly variant of the category, which asserts that gayness is bred in public schools and thus fits with Conservatism like hand in glove.

~Evan Davis

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

~Evan Davis

Topics: Balance Between Even Involves Items Programme Today

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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 enters the scene, the practicalities are in trouble, as women who wear expensive stiletto heels can testify.

~Evan Davis

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We are more likely to cheat if we see others doing so. We tend to conform to accepted norms of reasonable behaviour, rather than adhere to strict rules.

~Evan Davis

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But sometimes it's good to dare yourself to do the unthinkable. And rather than stand in front of an audience with no clothes on, I decided to have a go at stand-up comedy.

~Evan Davis

Topics: Audience Clothes Comedy Dare Decided Front Go Good Rather Sometimes Stand Stand-Up Stand-Up Comedy Than Unthinkable Yourself

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Now I can broadcast to an audience of several million people on the 'Today' programme. I can talk about the day's news. But on radio, believe it or not, we have notes and scripts. And while we might ad lib the odd wryly amusing asides, they come at the frequency of a suburban bus. About one every 90 minutes.

~Evan Davis

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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 are fine.

~Evan Davis

Topics: Bank Being Being Funny Believes Confidence Everyone Fine Funny Like Long Out Trick Turns You

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Biography

Nationality: British

Type: Economist

Born: April 8th, 1962

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