Thread by @williamhboney1

I just finished writing a piece about Revenue in the PAC about bogus self-employment last week and it got me thinking. I've been talking to whistleblowers recently, top notch people, all of them have been through 'processes'

I see patterns. 'Newbies' and I don't mean that in

a bad way, Newbies at this level have done a lot very quickly, they tend to 'spill' when the meet somebody who is genuinely interested. They try and get as much out as possible as quickly as possible. I know, I was there myself.

Then there are the 'Seasoned', at it a long

time. Focused, detailed, they listen and wait until they see a part of their extensive story, and it is extensive when you've been at it long enough, which fits into what the listener is really interested in. These whistleblowers have seen so many false dawns that they keep

going long after most would have given up.

Then there are the 'Old Hands' who have realised that to get the result you want, you have to use the skills and expertise you have learned whistleblowing in your own specific field to whistleblow where ever you can see it.

That's it.

The hardest thing about whistleblowing, is to get everybody on the same page on the same day. Harder still, is to do it several times, because that's what it takes.