Absolutely correct; important decisions, this being an example, are constantly made by our political leaders with flawed, minimal or blatantly false information. I used to think thy don't understand, now I'm leaning to the "They Just Don't Care" side. They seem to conveniently ignore making fact based decisions if it interferes with their narrative which seem to be all about consolidating more wealth and power. The sad part is we, the silent majority, are largely permitting this with our silence.
It cost less than the time it took to ready my reply to send a 2 line e-mail to your MP, or all MP's, and let them know that you are watching their activities and what you want them to do for you. Remember our elected officials are supposed to work for us, we pay their salaries and benefits. Let's get more value for our money.
Cheers; happy typing.