tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4411161795798360588.post4450571164048225677..comments2024-03-26T09:38:39.888+00:00Comments on Borthlas: Who's got the ball?John Dixonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07447224248021209852noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4411161795798360588.post-64021444248295570722017-10-10T12:10:30.110+01:002017-10-10T12:10:30.110+01:00It's not that hard to draw up a payoff matrix ...It's not that hard to draw up a payoff matrix for the 2 sides in these negotiations, to see where the best possible outcome* is likely to sit. I'm sure that our Government's civil servants, who by and large are not stupid, will have done this even before the outcome of the referendum was known, as a contingency plan. <br /><br />Sadly, this kind of approach requires "intelligent rational decision-makers" and there's very little evidence to date that our civil servants' political mistresses and masters fit this description.<br /><br />* not to be confused with a good outcome.Gavnoreply@blogger.com