Major law changes don’t require a referendum. Parliament is sovereign to do as it wishes, even if it claims otherwise at times. Politicians just like to have one to more legitimise major constitutional changes, but they’re not a requirement.
I do fear you might be right with leaving it too late though, but still, better late than never!
Major law changes don’t require a referendum. Parliament is sovereign to do as it wishes, even if it claims otherwise at times. Politicians just like to have one to more legitimise major constitutional changes, but they’re not a requirement.
I do fear you might be right with leaving it too late though, but still, better late than never!
On this matter, the government would have tricky questions to answer as to why it merited a referendum in 2011 but not this time.
They have tricky questions to answer as to why they’re supporting a genocide right now and it doesn’t phase them.
They can outright ignore the questions, or just say that was under a different party, a different government, and times were different.
Say David Cameron wasn’t really keen on the idea and only proposed a referendum to placate the Lib Dems fully in the understanding it would fail.
Who knows, they could come up with anything.
The point is they don’t have to do it, it’s just an arse coverer and makes their position easier to defend. It may be expected, but it’s not required.