Dannatt isn't a politician!! Neither is he a Civil Servant anymore.
I wasn't aware Dannatt had been elected to Parliament so I assume he is a 'Governmental Advisor' (albeit to a 'Government-in-waiting). As such he will probably be bound by protocols & codes of ethics, not to mention, oodles of stuff that the Minions of Whitehall will have deemed worthy of coverage by the OSA.
He was dignified, professional & probably wanted to grab Rammell by the bollocks & rip his throat out but he has a new Master now & he'll be playing his cards very close to his chest, in case his new Master can't deliver what is needed either.
Anyway wasn't Rammell just a 'Minion'? I would have thought Bungling Bob Aimslow & Hoon the Bufoon were the ones Dannatt had in his sights as well as GB?