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Even if you support Brexit, the UK government's attempt to keep contingency planning secret should outrage you. This is like planning for a possible hurricane, and people should know what to expect 1/ ft.com/content/c95b92…
In fact, it's a LOT like storm planning, since the main short-run concerns involve disruptions of the flow of goods. And the things people might do to prepare, like stockpiling crucial items, would be good for the nation, not destructive speculation 2/
The idea that there might be panic isn't entirely wrong, but the panic will be far worse if it happens after the suppressed warnings come true 3/
There's a family resemblance here to the 2017 US tax bill (although this is a bigger deal), which was drafted in a secretive rush bc of fear of the political reaction if people knew about the process 4/ nytimes.com/2019/09/02/opi…
