The letter clearly caused consternation in Downing Street, which sent an urgent message to Benn saying his statement broke a Cabinet agreement to discuss the European question in the New Year.
We will explore the effects of irrelevant information on our decisions (chapter 7), examine why subtle differences in the way aquestion is framed lead to different solutions (chapter 8), and discuss how the structure of our environment can cause us to veer off track (chapter 9).