The Liberal Democrats

[Dorcus]

Re: The Liberal Democrats

I think they should be used sparingly.

But the parliamentary democracy you speak of produced a winning party who had a manifesto promise and a policy of calling for a referendum on this topic. Parliament then voted for the referendum, so it was only ever a product of parliamentary democracy.

That was a cop out and it's ruining the country.

I don't think there are ever any good reasons for having a referendum. We have a Parliamentary Democracy for the simple reason most, if not all issues, are far too complex and difficult for ordinary people to decide upon. Brexit is a classic example and will go down in history as a catastrophic failure of government.

I wanted to overthrow the result because I thought the whole process was illegitimate. In another thread I've even mentioned Steve Baker who has misgivings now and thinks the referendum should have been on a 60/40 split. That would have been slightly more responsible in my opinion but I still believe the referendum was an utter debacle and should never have taken place in any circumstances.

[JamesWales]

Re: The Liberal Democrats

That was a cop out and it's ruining the country.

I don't think there are ever any good reasons for having a referendum. We have a Parliamentary Democracy for the simple reason most, if not all issues, are far too complex and difficult for ordinary people to decide upon. Brexit is a classic example and will go down in history as a catastrophic failure of government.

I wanted to overthrow the result because I thought the whole process was illegitimate. In another thread I've even mentioned Steve Baker who has misgivings now and thinks the referendum should have been on a 60/40 split. That would have been slightly more responsible in my opinion but I still believe the referendum was an utter debacle and should never have taken place in any circumstances.

Fair enough. I disagree on nearly every point, but that's the beauty of democracy eh?! 👍

[Gofer Blue]

Re: The Liberal Democrats

That was a cop out and it's ruining the country.

I don't think there are ever any good reasons for having a referendum. We have a Parliamentary Democracy for the simple reason most, if not all issues, are far too complex and difficult for ordinary people to decide upon. Brexit is a classic example and will go down in history as a catastrophic failure of government.

I wanted to overthrow the result because I thought the whole process was illegitimate. In another thread I've even mentioned Steve Baker who has misgivings now and thinks tThe referendum should have been on a 60/40 split. That would have been slightly more responsible in my opinion but I still believe the referendum was an utter debacle and should never have taken place in any circumstances.

I wrote to my M.P. on this very point at the time. I suggested a two thirds majority though (66.6%/33.3%). It was a huge mistake by David Cameron et al to allow a simple majority on such an important issue. Hopefully the SNP will learn from that if/when they ever get their referendum on independence.

[Jordi Culé]

Re: The Liberal Democrats

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[JamesWales]

Re: The Liberal Democrats

L

Most sensible thing I've heard you say! ;)

[Jordi Culé]

Re: The Liberal Democrats

Most sensible thing I've heard you say! ;)

I'm surprised you read it as it's actually typed!

Touché.