"Robbins presented himself as a fundamentally decent man. Someone who lived and breathed public service. The sort of man Starmer believes himself to be yet somehow isn't."
"At one point, he insisted that the two books he knew by heart were the civil service manual and the Book of Common Prayer. Blessed are the geeks."
"Robbins's testimony was all the more powerful for its quiet sense of reserve. That he was not on a seek and destroy mission. He was more subtle than that."
Olly Robbins, a seasoned civil servant, experienced a dramatic fall from grace after being sacked by the Prime Minister. His defense before the foreign affairs select committee revealed a man deeply committed to public service, yet crushed by his dismissal. Robbins portrayed himself as a fundamentally decent individual, emphasizing the importance of process and ritual in his work. Despite his dedication, the testimony suggested a bleak future for him and others involved, highlighting the complexities of government dynamics and personal integrity amidst political turmoil.
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