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.
“Your friends will know you better in the first minute you meet than your acquaintances will know you in a thousand years.”
“Be not content with the best book; seek sidelights from the others; have no favourites.”