Did the government undertake an assessment of leaving the customs union before the cabinet took that decision?
Not a quantitative one, no, says Davis.
My old boss always used to say something along the lines of 'if you haven't made a decision based on a quantitative model, then you haven't made a decision'. I mean, granted, he was a quant, so this was possibly a little over the top.
However, I'm not sure what Davis's role was if not to at least prepare something (if nothing else, a shitty one to cover his own arse for these kind of inquests).
Oh no. Wait. I think he'd already said earlier that they hadn't done any studies. I guess he was just clarifying that he definitely hadn't done any quantitative ones...
My old boss always used to say something along the lines of 'if you haven't made a decision based on a quantitative model, then you haven't made a decision'. I mean, granted, he was a quant, so this was possibly a little over the top.
However, I'm not sure what Davis's role was if not to at least prepare something (if nothing else, a shitty one to cover his own arse for these kind of inquests).