Speaking at the newly formed Commons Brexit committee, he said there was a tendency for civil servants to think any problem requires more civil servants and suggested “Occam’s razor” should be applied, meaning the simplest solution is the best one. What if I were to determine to simply leave the European Union, to trigger article 50 and to conclude the bare minimum in order to leave? And that, I assume, will have to happen before the triggering of article 50 next year. Fraser said the government will have to “put on the after-burners” if it is to trigger article 50 in the spring. “We think the degree of secrecy about the process of getting to article 50 is unhelpful.”

Source: The Guardian November 16, 2016 11:44 UTC