The time is spent renegotiating compensation until the final chop, which in this nature of business, is inevitable. The new carrot is always just attractive enough to tip the balance in his short-term favour.

If one arrangement doesn’t fit, and then another, and the back-up is not there in time, exposure will gain momentum in his ranks. Timing is a crucial element and it is only the media, with the right questions and analysis, that can peel these layers off.