>> The report makes it clear that some of the group of civil servants who signed
>> the initial complaint had never even met Raab, let alone been the subject of abuse
>> from him.
If you read the report you'll find there were complaints from various offices in which Raab had been Minister. They included the Dept for Exiting the EU, Iterations of the Foreign Office and the MoJ. In the latter case some people contributed to support colleges; they were. if you like, witnesses. Anybody who has worked in a toxic environment will understand having 'picked up the pieces'.
>> I have no time for Raab - he seemed an arrogant "head boy" type. However
>> it is clear that the relationship between CS and elected officials is far from acceptable.
As Manatee says it's abundantly clear that Raab is totally lacking in people skills. If that's how he works then you've all you need for a relationship that's not acceptable. See the account of Raab's dealing with Afghan refugees and rejecting something in the 'wrong sort of Excel'.
>> CS should deliver public services and support the government of the day to develop and
>> implement its policies.
Of course they should but equally if, and I suspect this was an issue in the MOJ, Ministers are proposing stuff that will cost a fortune while failing to achieve its objective then the CS are obliged to tell Ministers what they won't want to hear.
>>To judge from both Raabs resignation letter and the investigation it seems
>> the CS acted independently and outside the remit agreed by ministers.
That's what Raab says. It was, it seems, one person. Raab's exceeding the remit is another man's asking what if...
>> This needs resolution - it almost certainly happened at the Home Office with Priti at
>> the helm, and probably Suella.
See above re policies that cannot achieve what they set out to while causing a packet of trouble.
In the case of Patel and even more so Braverman they're simply not up tp the role; barrell scrapings..
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