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Originally Posted by Derek
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The difficulty with dismissing the policy because it is considered that the public interest is best served by non-disclosure of elements thereof, as I see it, is that in the event of a "Yes" vote a new Scottish parliament can pass and legislate for changes in the welfare bill to ensure that their flagship policy does indeed become a reality.
Put simply all that is required is for the parliament to differentiate between a plan
"intended to allow more women to enter the workforce" and changes to the welfare bill that create a situation whereby more women are
forced to either enter or return to the workforce.
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Originally Posted by Hugh
Any decent Risk Assessment takes into consideration the severity of the Impact of the risk and the Likelyhood of the risk occurring - it would be unusual (actually, pointless) in business to assess the risk after the event.
Yet this is what it would appear to be happening in the Referendum.....
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Agreed. However, the risks can be reviewed, addressed and (for the greater part) averted after the referendum result via the mutually beneficial negotiations to be held as per the Memorandum of Understanding relating to the outcome (whatever that might be).