Well, no knighthood for Ross Wilson.

In a curiously muted sacking, the government yesterday removed the former Council of Trade Unions president from his chairmanship of the Accident Compensation Corporation board.

More sackings will probably follow, Prime Minister John Key indicated at his post-cabinet press conference.

But Mr Key was oddly vague on the reasons for the sacking.

“It depends what you define as wrong,” the prime minister said when asked what the board had done wrong.

Asked what the government defined as wrong, Mr Key ducked.

Heads are expected to roll at the Accident Compensation Corporation later today.

ACC minister Nick Smith’s office confirmed this morning an announcement is “probable” this afternoon.

A key confidence issue seems to stem from a meeting ACC board chairman Ross Wilson had with then Finance Minister Michael Cullen in April last year to discuss the looming blowouts in costs in ACC’s non-earners account.

It appears the two agreed not to do anything about it.