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).
Although this could just be wiggle words. I can imagine a follow up that goes "A qualitative one then?" and him responding "No, not one of those either."
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).