[satnav]

The real crux of the matter is that Raab has been promoted well beyond his abilities, to compensate for his lack of ability he was immediately surrounded by a group of high flying civil servants whose job it was to babysit him. He clearly wasn't happy being told what to do by people who were younger and more intelligent than him so he reacted by being fairly nasty and petulant. I'm just hoping that some of these high flyers kept plenty of solid evidence about his behaviour.

[Tubby Isaacs]

Yep.

I would think the FDA would have been on hand to advise exactly this.

[satnav]

I've noticed rather a lot of right wing journalists have been out in force today trying to defend Raab. They seem to be entirely basing their defence on information that Raab has put into the public domain simply because they don't know what evidence has been gathered by the inquiry.

It is difficult to see what is behind this concerted campaign. Either they have been tipped off that Rishi has no intention of sacking him so the journalists are confident to back Raab knowing they are onto a winner. Or conversely they know he is a goner but they are backing him anyway so that they can criticise Rishi for caving in to the woke mob.

[davidjay]

Or maybe they know the King over the Water has so much baggage that he's not coming back and they're lining up the next in line for when they set the dogs on Sunak.

[Bones McCoy]

I've noticed rather a lot of right wing journalists have been out in force today trying to defend Raab. They seem to be entirely basing their defence on information that Raab has put into the public domain simply because they don't know what evidence has been gathered by the inquiry.

It is difficult to see what is behind this concerted campaign. Either they have been tipped off that Rishi has no intention of sacking him so the journalists are confident to back Raab knowing they are onto a winner. Or conversely they know he is a goner but they are backing him anyway so that they can criticise Rishi for caving in to the woke mob.

I think it's the simple "Tory ministers can do no wrong", with a side disk of "Civil Servants, all snowflakes eh!".

[Andy McDandy]

I recall that when Gordon Brown was accused of bullying, Paul Dacre leapt to his defence. Always worth remembering that working practices in the media, particularly in newspapers, are pretty much antediluvian. Same as in any business where enough people are prepared to put up with shit in the slim hope of very high rewards.

[Youngian]

Not sure what this face is saying but Raab looks like a hammy old horror actor.

[kreuzberger]

Is Raaab as hard as everyone (mainly Telegraph stenographers) would have us believe? Some sort of fancy Dan at jujo-weejie or something?

A rapidly dispatched shoe to the stones would see him go down like a sack of shit.

[Bones McCoy]

Is Raaab as hard as everyone (mainly Telegraph stenographers) would have us believe? Some sort of fancy Dan at jujo-weejie or something?

A rapidly dispatched shoe to the stones would see him go down like a sack of shit.

He's got some belt in some vanity martial art.
No trophies that we know about - and I think we'd never hear the end of it if he'd won a bronze in the Sunday school lightweight class.
Hardly Chuck Norris.

But the tory press have form for bigging up their "hard membership".

Remember "Kickboxer" Ruth Davidson, who'd been to some fitness classes when she was a wee lass.

Next we'll be hearing about Rishi's school scrabble medals.

[soulboy]

To prove the point, here is "pugnacious bruiser" 30p Lee.



I'm getting serious "you're a big man but you're in bad shape" vibes.

[Bones McCoy]

Who's he gonna punch?
Abused women, hungry kids and the disabled?

What a fucking twat.

[Youngian]

Raab looking at Starmer like that, shows Keir’s doing his job.

[Tubby Isaacs]

I see Raab's been doing the old "I admit, I have high standards" lark today.

High standards like drinking pina colada on an airbed as Kabul fell, perhaps.

[Yug]

Dominic Raab has confirmed he will resign from government if an inquiry into his conduct concludes he bullied civil servants, as alleged by a series of officials.

“If an allegation of bullying is upheld, I would resign,” the justice secretary and deputy prime minister told Sky News’ Sophy Ridge on Sunday. Raab has denied any bullying or other mistreatment of staff...

https://amp.theguardian.com/politics/20 ... f-bullying

This month, the Conservative MP and former party chair Jake Berry said Raab should temporarily step aside from government pending the report by Adam Tolley KC, the senior employment barrister tasked by Rishi Sunak with looking into the allegations.

Raab said he believed this was not the correct thing to do. “First of all, that’s ultimately for the prime minister to decide. But if by lodging complaints you can knock out a cabinet minister or a senior figure, I’m not sure that’s right.

And this. From the fucking Justice Secretary, no less.

We believe in innocent til proven guilty in this country

[Youngian]

Will the alleged victims of Raab’s bullying get to tell their side of the story to Laura Kuenssberg? BBC balance and all that.

[Bones McCoy]

Isn't Raab's Enquiry due to report soon?

[Yug]

This is our government, where even the Justice Secretary can't bring himself to act within the law.

Dominic Raab could potentially face proceedings for contempt of court after high court judges ruled that he acted unlawfully by stopping prison and probation staff in England and Wales from recommending whether a prisoner was fit for release or transfer to open conditions.

The justice secretary made the change to the Parole Board rules last year, claiming they would ensure there would be one “overarching” Ministry of Justice (MoJ) recommendation and avoid conflicting views.

However, the amendment, which was criticised by unions, was successfully challenged at the high court by two prisoners, Adrian Bailey and Perry Morris, with Lady Justice Macur and Mr Justice Chamberlain finding that it was unlawful.

The two judges also said refusing to answer a question posed by the Parole Board as to whether a prisoner was suitable for release or transfer to open conditions could amount to contempt of court. They further raised the prospect that Raab could be guilty of contempt of court if he was deemed to have instructed witnesses not to answer...

https://amp.theguardian.com/society/202 ... judges-say

Oh well. More ammunition for the next PMQs.

[Youngian]

Raab revealing his not very complex Mr Hyde and Mr Hyde personality

[kreuzberger]

Blimey! I didn't have "rapid unscheduled disassembly" on my bingo card but with Downing Street being figuratively in such a situation and Moscow bombing its own city, Belgorod, quite literally into one, that phrase covers just about any current news item of any note.

It's going to be a long day.

[Watchman]

And he’s gone
Deputy Prime Minister Dominic Raab has resigned from the government after a report investigating bullying allegations against him was handed to the prime minister