Poor bloody Angus... he's going to pay a very high price for being the only one from among all the top level uniforms who served under the last government to receive a "vote of confidence" from our own New Labor.
I'll bet that three years from now, he'll be wishing he'd taken the bowler hat along with everyone else and got himself a highly paid job as a Canberra gun runner. Ooodles more cash, lots more time to play golf and be with the family, a boss who actually appreciates the work you put in, and far fewer ulcers.
One thing we can all guarantee - he'll have infinitely more difficulty removing just one low grade clerk from Russell Hill - or anyone who doesn't wear a uniform - than he will in slashing and burning operational units to the quick.
And I'll bet the people who made the decisions on the Seasprite will be as safe as houses from any cutbacks. (Hurrumphs in best Sir Humphry style): "We can't afford to lose top level people of that calibre, Minister."
Last edited by Wiley; 22nd Mar 2008 at 09:39.