Gavyn Davies Quotes

The BBC should not have a cheerleader. It should have somebody who runs the organisation in the interests of the public and that should be a chairman.

If I have the honor of being confirmed by the Senate, I will make it my highest priority to restore the public's confidence in the FBI and to re-earn the faith and trust of the American people.

One of the things I believe strongly in is developing institutions - legal, press, bureaucracies, academies - that are rooted in the pursuit of impartial truth. That aren't simply just bent to partisan ends or are corrupted for the powerful or for other ulterior motives.

It is important that politicians defend their ability to act without fear or favour, and it is in the public interest that they hold ministers and public servants to account.

The BBC is a victim of its own independence.

I am committed to working towards a more transparent, accountable, and ethical federal government worthy of the public's trust.

I grew up in the Justice Department. I served 12 years as a line lawyer in the public integrity section. This department under me will not have any kind of political interference. I will not allow political interference in the Justice Department. Those who might attempt to do that will be rebuffed.

I know that I and my office acted with the highest integrity as an independent inspector general should act.

Americans deserve an attorney general that will be honest with them, they deserve an attorney general who will uphold the basic standards of political independence and accountability.

To restore and keep the public's confidence in the integrity of their government, state government and its officials must be open, honest and transparent.

I'm going to go after crime and corruption wherever it is. But I did focus particularly on the need to restore public confidence in essential institutions of both the public and private sector.

I don't like politics. I am not aligned to any political party. I have friends in all political parties.

Thus, the Archivist must display at all times scrupulous independence and a devotion to the laws and principles which govern the responsibilities of the office.

Public confidence should govern political appointments.

The basis of effective government is public confidence.

Independence sounds good in theory, but in practice, it is mutually exclusive with accountability. The more independence you give a prosecutor, the less you make that prosecutor accountable to the public and regular checks and balances.

When an issue is so fraught with partisanship, a special counsel provides some modicum of transparency and accountability rather the the veil of politics.

Ethics reform is about restoring the public trust. When that is in doubt, nothing is more important than restoring it.

The special counsel regulations were written to provide the public with confidence that justice was done.

While everyone is entitled to a little vacation now and then, America's top legal officers should adhere to basic measures to increase accountability and restore the public's trust in government.

In my capacity as a board member of the OfS, I hope to be impartial, objective, and fair.

For me to do my job effectively, we need to continue to earn public confidence. That involves transparency and accountability.

I believe investigative agencies should be run in an autonomous manner, and there shouldn't be any interference from the government's side.

At the Department of Justice, our ability to fulfill our responsibilities - to advocate for victims, to vigorously pursue misconduct, to seek justice in all its forms - depends on public confidence in the institutions we represent.

We must never take the public's trust for granted - our predecessors worked hard to earn it, and it is our responsibility to continually earn that trust.