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Lord O'Donnell

Lord O'Donnell

Tribute to Lord Kerslake
Obituaries
By Lord O'Donnell
Tribute to Lord Kerslake
An outstanding permanent secretary, and later also civil service head, Bob Kerslake became a champion of social housing and sustainable communities
Jeremy Hunt may be a safe pair of hands but Britain’s economic prospects remain bleak
Economy
By Lord O'Donnell
Jeremy Hunt may be a safe pair of hands but Britain’s economic prospects remain bleak
The backdrop to last week’s Budget was particularly difficult for the Chancellor. It is harder for him to deliver a falling debt to GDP ratio than for any of his successors since 2010, when the Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR) was first set up.