Patel v Rutman

Patel v Rutman

For starters majority of electorate will know Patel and very few Rutman so when they see him on the news they will I suspect just reflect that here is another Civil Servant annoyed that he does not get his own way with Patel> Patel is elected he is not

No doubt Rutman has been a good servant to this country and has carried out his duties with diligence and competence but perhaps not with sufficient flexibility

As a septuagenarian I have seen several situations, when a new government takes over, with a large majority and on each occasion, I reflect, that there are civil servants who do not sit easily with the new masters

The colour of the government is generally irrelevant but not always. More normally amongst the top civil servants there are those who cannot adjust to a new regime and a new breath of fresh air flowing through their department

Since 2020 the civil servants have become used to first a coalition , then a small majority and finally a minority , government and all three give them more power and control over their departments>they are easily able to manipulate their masters

We must all appreciate that historically, perhaps, for all time the majority of our civil servants have little respect for their political masters! After all the politicians come and go and the civil servants are always there!

So we are seeing this happen again and yet again the publicity will rapidly disappear and Patel and the rest of us move on>the Government may well be saying, one down and a few more to come !!

Cynical perhaps but when you have a large majority you have to set out your stall straight away, take any flack from MSM, and then get on with the job of government

It is only a big issue for MSM not the electorate !

Having said that Rutman may well win his redundancy claim but I wonder why he bothers as no doubt he will get a very good retirement benefit consistent with his Civil Service status without resorting to lawyers!

Perhaps he has marketing advisers so needs the publicity for his future role in politics or after dinner speech circuit