Thread 22. Sunak: Taxes, Truth and Tories

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The previous thread filled up fast, so here's another one with a reasonably topical title!

Oh no need. Thanks @Roussette.

Gosh. We wouldn’t want taxpayers money to be wasted would we Dominic? That would be terrible.

Reading the article... ye gods he's very angry

Thanks Roussette. That is quite the tantrum he is throwing there. Why are we getting his side of things before the report is published?

He’s fucking furious. You can tell how much he hates not getting his own way. If that’s the way he carries on it’s not hard to see how he’s ended up here.

Have you read Sunak's letter.

He sounds absolutely wet. Pathetic.

https://twitter.com/BethRigby/status/1649361486282645504

Well that article has confirmed to me that Sunak gave him time to craft a long response and do a deal and agree timings with the Telegraph.

It is also extraordinary to think that if he has not been found guilty of bullying as he claims why he has resigned at all?
Surely if the report is as anemic as he claims surely Sunak would have been able to keep him on?

Absolutely Notonthe. A deal was done. Raab agreed to resign if he could write a toxic resignation letter, and the DT article. And Sunak said he would big him up in his acceptance of resignation letter.

Peston

https://twitter.com/Peston/status/1649363574228123648?s=20
The PM’s letter to Raab contains a very puzzling statement that the “historic process” for investigating the deputy PM’s conduct contained “shortcomings” that “negatively affected everyone involved”. Who is “everyone”? What on earth does this mean?

Methinks the lady protests too much. What a wanker.

It appears Sky has received the report.

Raab didn't like the way the papers were collated. Or something.

Raab used a lot of physical gestures. And loud banging of a table.

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/investigation-report-to-the-prime-minister

Thx Dunc

Humiliating staff. Undermining their confidence.

I honestly bet he was a really nasty piece of work to be around

https://twitter.com/AdamBienkov/status/1649364615883628545?s=20

The investigation into Dominic Raab finds that he "acted in a way which was intimidating, in the sense of unreasonably and persistently aggressive..." while Foreign Secretary

"His conduct also involved an abuse or misuse of power in a way that undermines or humiliates."

(screenshot in tweet)

Yes, the article and the resignation letter show him up for the nasty piece of work he obviously is.

What gets me is... Raab was told his behaviour was not right, but he wouldn't accept it or change.

The article, the bits of the report I'm hearing, and his resignation letter tells me everything I need to know about this man.

Sunak excuses him totally.

So basically the Civil Service were picking on him and hard working taxpayers are going to have to pay for that. Poor lamby-pie.

I am surprised he hasn't called it a 'witch hunt' yet.....

https://www.bestforbritain.org/absolutely_raabulous_dominic_raab_s_8_worst_bits

Give it time.

Dominic Raab is the fourth co-author of Britannia Unchained to leave the cabinet in the last seven months (the others being Liz Truss, Kwasi Kwarteng and Priti Patel).

On a separate occasion, the DPM referred to the Civil Service Code in a
way which could reasonably have been understood as suggesting that
those involved had acted in breach. This had a significant adverse effect
on a particular individual who took it seriously. The DPM’s conduct
was a form of intimidating behaviour, in the sense of conveying a threat
of unspecified disciplinary action, and was experienced as such. He did
not target any individual, nor intend to threaten anyone with disciplinary
action. However, he ought to have realised that his reference to the Civil
Service Code could well have been understood as a threat.

Nasty little twerp.

Funny that he liked referencing the Civil Service Code to juniors but is not such a big fan of the Ministerial Code.

The report mentions that "The DPM has been able to regulate this level of ‘abrasiveness’ since the
announcement of the investigation. He should have altered his approach
earlier."

Funny that this change in behaviour didn't start after the female employee compained in 2007 - he clearly can control his "style of management" but only when it suits him.