If you want to understand what's happening to the situation in a town in Afghanistan, go down to the market. Is it vibrant? Is it safe? That will tel…

- Gus O'Donnell, Baron O'Donnell

I'm a bit of a freak for evidence-based analysis. I strongly believe in data.

- Gus O'Donnell, Baron O'Donnell

The use of the internet, the use of Twitter, the way protest movements developed...This is a different world.

- Gus O'Donnell, Baron O'Donnell

There are too many countries where the values we take for granted in our civil servants simply do not exist. Seeing these values in action, applied w…

- Gus O'Donnell, Baron O'Donnell

Civil servants are fully aware of the challenges the British economy faces. They are, after all, working tirelessly and professionally to support the…

- Gus O'Donnell, Baron O'Donnell

It's amazing what you can get on open source now if you actually use the right search engines to find the material.

- Gus O'Donnell, Baron O'Donnell