Michael Gove's scepticism of impact assessments and economic modelling is not unique. But given that trade policy involves making choices, the question should be how government or anyone understands those choices without any evidence?
Trade economists reminded me recently of the way their models assume domestic adjustments / rebalancing between sectors. So never mind the headline numbers for an EU deal, but which sectors gain and lose and how does that match the politically planned rebalancing?
Does the government have an economic policy beyond loosening the spending taps?
