Unimpressed

C- for Simon Case this afternoon. The Cabinet Secretary is supposed to be the very brightest and best Sir Humphrey there is available.  Nothing elegant about his sidesteps, no finesse in his swerves, not a man to be frightened of, already sucked into Boris's way of ducking and diving.  Note the number of times he said there were three key elements to his answer, just to buy time, and then constructed a three-part answer, which was clearly made up on the hoof.  Be good for someone to have a radio chat with Sir Peter Hennessy, Simon's old tutor.