An executive officestaff that saw their boss as vulnerable, as every CEO is, would have made sure that he was aware and prompted an early and public intervention.
An opinion issued by the Office of Legislative Services, which serves as nonpartisan staff for the Legislature, said Mr. Christie has the option of picking either November 2013 or 2014.
The arrangement was fraught with difficulties from the beginning, as strong personalities within the locker room and an inability to pick his own front officestaff isolated Villas-Boas from the start.
Junior minister Stephen Crabb explained in a written parliamentary answer that as the Wales office is not an employer in its own right it has to honour the terms and conditions of its staff depending on their home departments (such as the National Assembly for Wales).