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It wasn't a binding referendum. Parliament could have not voted to go ahead with leaving the eu.
by aembleton 6y ago
It wasn't a binding referendum. Parliament could have not voted to go ahead with leaving the eu.
- pjc50 6y agoIndeed. The binding vote was the elections afterwards, in which less than 40% of the public voted Tory, giving them absolute power of decision.
- thinkingemote 6y agoI thought it was less than 40% of those who voted, not the entire population but even less. Also a call to proportional voting would have lead to dozens of ukip and a few BNP members of parliament in the past, so it's not always a good thing even if it gives more seats to more deserving parties like Green.
- pjc50 6y agoFrankly, the deserve a few seats, rather than hovering at the edge of flipping the Tory party. Every time they had an actual MP he flamed out spectacularly.