Re: Deja deja
Of course, it would take a brave and cynical person to suggest that this is corruption of the brown envelope variety.
Being a kind and gentle soul who thinks the best of everybody(*) I doubt whether brown envelopes are involved, because the Civil Service doesn't do that sort of thing(**). If however, when certain senior civil service members retire they find themselves unexpectedly offered lucrative non-execs or consultancies with Crapita, well that's just to ensure Crapita is fully informed on the needs and ways of government so they can continue delivering their excellent service to HMG and the tax payers. [The latter sentence should be read in a Sir Humphrey voice.]
(*) Yeah, right, say those who know me.
(**) Really, the UK is one of the least corrupt countries in the world.