3 ms·
Winning an advisory referendum with a 52% majority, doesn't always equate to parliament having to take the advice. edit - people can disagree with me all they
by inflatableDodo 7y ago
Winning an advisory referendum with a 52% majority, doesn't always equate to parliament having to take the advice.
edit - people can disagree with me all they like, however I am not just making this up, so disagreeing with me will not make this go away.
Here is the 'Referendums in the United Kingdom - Constitution Committee', from the UK House of Lords;
'223. We recognise that because of the sovereignty of Parliament, referendums cannot be legally binding in the UK, and are therefore advisory. However, it would be difficult for Parliament to ignore a decisive expression of public opinion.'
https://publications.parliament.uk/pa/ld200910/ldselect/ldconst/99/9909.htm https://publications.parliament.uk/pa/ld200910/ldselect/ldco...
I suppose you could try to argue that 52% is 'decisive'.