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Arj Singh
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DExEU won't say in response to my FOI if it has analysed regional impact of Brexit because doing so could trigger a "reactionary" response
It comes after ex-DExEU chief of staff @jameschappers claimed it had analysis showing Scotland and the North East of England would lose most
And it comes as @JolyonMaugham and @MollyMEP threaten legal action unless DExEU publish economic analysis of Brexit in 14 days
And as Tory former attorney general Dominic Grieve calls for release of impact studies in interview with @theHouse_mag
DExEU: confirming/denying analysis could cause damaging "preemptive and reactionary assumptions from stakeholders in the respective regions"
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Arj Singh
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Long-ish read following several chats with Tory backbenchers this week. Increasing numbers numbers are considering a no-deal Brexit as a viable 'plan B'.

huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/increasi…
One Remain-voting ex-minister says: "When I go to constituency events and say I voted Remain but I would rather we were ‘all in’ or ‘all out’ everyone nods their heads and see it as entirely reasonable."
We'll still have food, says a senior Leaver: “We won’t be able to get certain foods like bananas or tomatoes but it’s not like we won’t be able to eat. And we’ll be leaving at a time when British produce is beginning to come into season so it’s the best possible time to leave.”
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Yesterday I published a blog post analysing a new batch of documents that provide an extraordinary insight into the Scottish Government's #FOI policies and culture.

This thread contains some of the highlights and the full post is here:

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@damidude
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