by Richard A » Sat Apr 22, 2023 4:18 pm
And he has made it clear that he feels he has done nothing wrong. Essentially, his explanation for having resigned is: "I made a bet that the report would not uphold any of the allegations of bullying. I lost that bet so I have to follow through and resign." He went on to say that he feels it was unfair to call his management style bullying ("setting the bar this low sets a dangerous precedent") and that it undermines the ability of others to run their Departments.
Sadly, though, in being forced out, he is the exception. Far too many people, in my experience (and not just in politics) genuinely believe that bullying is effective management. The way you get things done is to cosh those under you to do your will. And Raab is far from alone in believing that being called out for it is desperately unfair.
But he's done OK. I see he was barely out of the door when he got a job with GB News. Which tells you all you need to know about both him and GB News.