HENRY DEEDES: Case-cracker? He’s not giving Miss Marple or Poirot a run for their money
Whitehall’s grandest fromage Simon Case looked affronted. Surprised, even. Dare I say it, perhaps a little hurt. The new(ish) Cabinet Secretary had just been accused by MPs of being evasive. Eh? Civil servants being tricksy? Choke! Cough! Splutter! Who could even think such a thing? Mr Case had been summoned before the public affairs committee … Read more
