Re: Corbyn Ducks BrExit Questions
As we sit here on our pc's, laptop's, phone's, tablet's etc, we are using hardware and software that requires a huge number of specialists in tiny areas to contribute towards the whole, and it is more than likely that most of these people only look at one tiny aspect in detail without necessarily understanding how their input will affect the overall output.
It seems to me that running a country is not entirely different in principle. Each department/ministry specialises in a narrow sphere, with life long civil servants analysing their sphere of expertese whilst trying to embed new criteria/parameters suggested by the MP in charge of the department.
In effect, governments have to try to predict how micro inputs might affect macro outputs. The problem is that the whole thing is "chaotic" since there are an uncountably large number of parameters involved, many of which act randomly since human's aren't entirely predictable.
The exit from the EU seems to require a complete overhaul of the system. At best, the whole process and the actual outcome of the resetting and redefining of the parameters within the model is an exercise of "best guess".
I doubt that it's possible for anyone to predict with any degree of certainty what the actual and optimal solution has to be. Eventually, someone has to go with a gut feeling.
One shouldn't be too hard on those involved in negotiating and/or stating preferred prerequisite conditions. Most statements of intent are made to appease the populace, rather than after close analysis of how a particular variable may affect the overall outcome.