"And I get that he hates his bosses and authority figures as a general concept, that is relatable as a character trait, but what else? It’s season five and I find this becoming one of the series’ weak points: is it just a combination of stubbornness and alcohol dependence driving Jackson Lamb?" we the viewers still have A LOT to learn about Jackson Lamb but I think in this case it's a combo of hopeless romanticism and grim patriotism, plus he's been doing this so long he can't stop
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"And I get that he hates his bosses and authority figures as a general concept, that is relatable as a character trait, but what else? It’s season five and I find this becoming one of the series’ weak points: is it just a combination of stubbornness and alcohol dependence driving Jackson Lamb?" we the viewers still have A LOT to learn about Jackson Lamb but I think in this case it's a combo of hopeless romanticism and grim patriotism, plus he's been doing this so long he can't stop
Also, it's clear that the service views the Slough house staff as relatively expendable so Lamb is their only protection really.
And protecting his joes is deep in his dna!