The Guardian view on Chris Grayling: part of the problem, not the solution | Editorial

The transport secretary has left a trail of damage wherever he has been in charge. If his career stays on the rails, the government is heading for the buffersLong before this week it was already a mystery how Chris Grayling had managed to survive in the cabinet for so long. Now the mystery has become a scandal. As justice secretary, Mr Grayling promoted longer prison sentences, the restriction of human rights and the severe reduction of legal aid. He seemed set on forcing large parts of the