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And the idea that opposition to the Iraq war only happened after the event doesn't ring true - there was widespread public opposition leading up the vote.
Had there been a referendum on Maastricht, we wouldn't be in this mess now. To take a sovereign state into political union with other sovereign states is absolutely something that should be decided by plebiscite.
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He made spin in politics a huge force (in the UK) and left his party in a shambles with a leader that no-one apparently wanted.
Along with George W - i think he is one of the worst things that has happened to the world.
We have had a succession of awful politicians across both side of the house for a long time, though and I would agree that the current cop are down right awful and possibly incompetent. Not just in the UK but across the west. It's a worrying time.
Brize, I don't operate from a particular platform so please don't attempt to paint me as a Remoaner.
My criticism of the referendum process is fuck all to do with the result. One of my past working lives was in politics but where I had to be completely neutral. During that time I served politicians from parish level to Government level. That is the approach I still take with politics. Most political thread regulars will know that I have been more damning of Labour than any other political party over the last few years for instance. That isn't because of a Tory allegiance but based purely on quality of policy and actions.
The biggest question over the EU referendum was why it was not made binding yet the AV referendum was. To me, it was made non-binding to allow all parties involved as much wriggle room as possible. Bad legislation is bad legislation and the EU referendum is a prime example. That opinion would be backed up by the court verdicts.
As said previously, I would have gone for a multi-stage referendum. Something that has voting on specific issues rather than this 'in or out' approach. For example, a referendum on immigration alone would be a decidedly useful tool.
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I don't harp on about the police commissioners elections or how the FPTP voting system wasn't modified to what amounted to an essentially more bias, first, second and third choice system that would have favoured the Tories even more which incidentally people wrongly remember as a vote for a PR system which it actually wasn't at all.
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One sick individual, now universally loathed by a nation for shafting the innocent. Pictured here with Jimmy Savile.
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The big mistake Cameron made is that by winning this one, and the Scottish independence referendum too, he convinced himself that he would with the EU one.
"Take these three items, some WD-40, a vise grip, and a roll of duct tape. Any man worth his salt can fix almost any problem with this stuff alone." - Walt Kowalski
"Only two things are infinite - the universe, and human stupidity. And I'm not sure about the universe." - Albert Einstein
I'd do four things:
1. Fund political parties from the public purse
2. Have a proper PR-based voting system
3. Have more accountable government by having a body that scrutinises manifesto pledges
4. Devolve more power to the regions
Remember, it's easier to criticise than create!
Remember, it's easier to criticise than create!