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> it was very clearly billed as a non-binding referendum Was it though? It seems to me that many very clearly consider it to be binding, though ridiculously th

• justinclift 8y ago
  > Was it though? Errr yes? That was the whole point. The general concept I had of it was along the lines of "Lets see what the general opinion is, so if there's a large majority one way or another we'll know if we need to look into it". The non-binding bit was so they didn't have to _commit_ to actually doing anything, just in case.
  • rusk 8y ago
    If that was the case it would have been called a plebiscite rather than a referendum. That it was in actual fact a plebiscite to those who actually understand this nuance isn't relevant to the "Brexit means Brexit" hordes who don't. Or to your friends and neighbours looking on aghast ...