It's amazing how Grayling even causes failure to think in observers, proving his value as a distraction. The failure here is not his but Boris Johnson's, so let's say that clearly. Grayling is just a stooge to Johnson, who in turn is a stooge to corrupt interests. Yes, he's evidently incompetent, but so are many other members of Johnson's government, including Johnson himself.
I started with the view that this is all a backlash against Bojo and DomC trying to bully boy their influence onto the committee but that doesn’t fit with the Grayling makes a mess of everything he touches narrative.
It's amazing how Grayling even causes failure to think in observers, proving his value as a distraction. The failure here is not his but Boris Johnson's, so let's say that clearly. Grayling is just a stooge to Johnson, who in turn is a stooge to corrupt interests. Yes, he's evidently incompetent, but so are many other members of Johnson's government, including Johnson himself.