The now ex-deputy prime minister, lawyer and karate black-belt Mr Dominic Raab MP dropped an awful clanger when he got the test for bullying around his neck. You will recognise the type. We have oodles of them in our construction industry. A real fighter. Superman. Is he like your boss, or your firm’s lawyer, ready to play hell with you, the subbies, the employer, the architect? A bit of a stinker, until you twig that it is Superman’s defence mechanism. Deep down our Dominic is probably a sweetie, a pussycat, even a snowflake. It’s likely a cover-up. Anyway, he has blown it, for now.

What did he get wrong? There are two documents that he didn’t have time to land on while deputy prime minister. One is mostly about Priti Patel MP, the then home secretary. The matter came to court in December 2021 and is all about harassing, bullying and inappropriate or discriminatory behaviour. The other document is the Independent Complaints & Grievance Scheme for Bullying & Harassment of 2022.

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