I have been going through some old posts, especially as I raided this case study last night with someone in conversation.
(I found the archive news report of the resolution of this case.
see this link )
They were of the opinion
She broke the rules
She should have left.
Heart wrenching though this was made out to be at the time, we never were told what precisely the mistake was the official had made.
That minister is no longer around, because it turned out they were rubber stamping visas of people from Eastern Europe - or something like that.
Sometimes the suspicion is, although the rules are clear an unambiguous, a minister may overide protocols for political expediency.
Is that right ?
Should they play by the rules, no matter how unpopular it may seem.
Which gets back to my original question after a fashion.