Does The Brexit Dept Need A Safe Space?

[Kromovaracun]

https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2017/oct/30/government-refuses-to-release-details-of-studies-into-economic-impact-of-brexit

Upon being urged by MPs to publish a report on the impact of Brexit across 58 key industries, the Department for Exiting the EU has refused, claiming it needs a "safe space" to conduct policy in private.

//"There is a strong public interest in policy-making associated with our exit from the EU being of the highest quality and conducted in a safe space to allow for design and deliberation to be done in private,” the Department for Exiting the EU (DExEU) said.

“In this case, releasing the commissioning document for this exercise, which is still a live policy issue, may undermine the effective formulation or development of policies which are key to our negotiating strategy."//

Why on earth would they think publishing this research would undermine their policymaking? Is govt use of "safe spaces" to deny information a healthy precedent?

[Zacs-Master]

Cool. Glad we both agree.

[Kromovaracun]

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/brexit-theresa-may-studies-economic-damage-vote-mps-force-latest-a8032311.html

Latest news: Safe Space breached. Govt once again abstains from voting...

[jim360]

At what point does "Releasing this information could be damaging to our negotiating position" become a euphemism for "We're definitely ****** but we don't want the EU to know how ****** we are because that way they might just **** us even harder"?

[Khandro]

jim; It sounds that in your mind, there's a whole lot of ******* going on. Is it contagious?