>> I don't understand the 'Sir' bit. Do your job, get paid, retire. Why a knighthood
>> for doing your job?
Some Permanent Secretaries get a knighthood but it's not automatic or universal. A number of current incumbents are not Knights/Dames.
>> He has obviously been spoiling for a Brexit related fight for years. Time he went
>> for not following elected government policy.
I think the issue is what Patel wants done and how quickly. The Home Office is already struggling with its current workload including bog standard visa/leave to remain stuff and the EU Settlement Scheme. They lost a lot of experienced staff because of austerity and work was downgraded or contracted out - one of the factors in Windrush was loss of staff with authority to use common sense exercise discretion.
They're struggling to integrate different IT systems; some tasks require staff to log onto two completely different terminals/systems. Brexit has changed the way things need to be done and it takes time to get on top of that.
If Patel says she wants a points based system legislated for and up and running in less than ten months the Perm Sec would be derelict if he didn't spell out the fact that doing so might involve some heroic assumptions as to what's possible.
It also looks as if the legal challenges to deportations to Jamaica had her throwing a hissy fit.
The fact is that every previous Home Secretary in my lifetime has previously held, and apparently succeeded at, previous senior office in government of opposition.
Patel's only previous office was foreign aid where she was sacked for going off on a frolic and being less than frank with the PM when accounting for what she'd done.
She's way out of her depth.
Last edited by: Bromptonaut on Sun 1 Mar 20 at 09:58
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