Apologising
What use is an apology if you do not mean it? Over here in Great Britain we are getting far too used to politicians who, upon being obliged to leave positions of great responsibility, end up spluttering out pretend apologies that in effect turn the tables upon those who have pointed fingers at them. We had it with Mr B.Johnson, with (Sir!) Gavin Willamson the former Secretary of State for Education and we had it with Elizabeth Truss whose prime-ministerial reign lasted little more than a month. Underneath it all, somebody else was always to blame. Never them. And now we have got it in relation to the former Deputy Prime Minister and Justice Secretary - Dominic Raab. There was a meticulous, independent enquiry into Raab's behaviour as a minister and it was concluded that he was essentially a bully who caused a lot of upset where ever he went. Civil servants who work closely with leading politicians are tough cookies and will accept a range of personal styles, knowing about the st...
