Quote Originally Posted by Dorcus View Post
Absolutely right Gofer. Hats off, perhaps the most sensible post for a long time.
I think that was also Cameron's big mistake back in 2016. Had he set a two-thirds majority then, then none of this would have happened. Not being an expert on parliamentary law I recently asked my local MP if there was some legal reason why he did not do this. He said no there was reason, it was up to Cameron to set the majority figure, so he obviously went for the simple >50%. I suspect Cameron and Co were so confident that the majority of voters would opt for remain that it never entered his head to do anything else.

I know we have a first-past-the-post system when it comes to general elections but a referendum is a different kettle of fish. A decision of this magnitude which affects generations into the future needs a clear mandate from the people and if one is not apparent, then you do not press ahead.