This is a great role for a manager to play for as long they have the power to actually shield the developers from politics. When things go bad politically for

This is a great role for a manager to play for as long they have the power to actually shield the developers from politics. When things go bad politically for the manager and they lose that power, the politics have a way of suddenly rushing in and catching the developers off-guard. So developers, inspect your manager for leaks regularly.