Reminds me of when Sweden had a public vote wether to join EU or not. When the result came out negative the government decided we needed a re-election.
Gotta love democracy.
There was a similar situation in Ireland when the public voted no over an EU treaty that their government wanted (I don't think it was actual EU membership).
Democracy is deeply flawed, the worst part of it is that elected governments never think beyond their own term in office. Why do something that will benefit the opposition party 5 years down the line. This leads to short term thinking and a total lack of long term planning for public services and infrastructure. Democracy is better than the alternatives though.
I guess the staggered approach could, quite likely, mean a perpetual series of short-term premiers. That would be destabilising.
To coin a phrase - Democracy is the worst form of government. Except for all the others we've tried.
UKIP's Nigel Farage On David Cameron's EU Deal Being Worth Nothing
Not really. Each yearly election would only involve 1/5 of the total MPs, spread out throughout the country.
But more importantly, it would force MPs and governments to be continually working toward what the electorate want.
But as I said, off topic, it was just a proposal and in any case, no chance of it ever being implemented. I cited it as an example.
The problem I have every time I listen to Farrage is, what he says about the EU can be just as easily said about him/UKIP/leaving the EU
Granted, there are are no guarantees in the EU. But there aren't any outside either!
Granted the EU goes back on its word, I wonder where they learnt that trick from?
His entire argument is based upon his claim that we would be better off outside the EU but he never provides any evidence.
His claims about migrant benefits is a red herring. Most migrants want to work so they can send money back to their families. That's why they come.
A truly hilarious contribution. 30 yeas of US sponsored IRA terrorism aside: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-eu-referendum-35624409
Staying in EU 'exposes UK to terror risk', says Iain Duncan Smith
They say every cloud has a silver lining, and you have to look hard to see the silver lining of 911. The price the Americans paid to learn what terrorism truly is was horrific, but it ended American IRA support overnight.
Boris Johnson, the mayor of London, announces that he is going to campaign for Brexit : "You should not confuse the marvels of Europe, holidays in Europe, the fantastic food and friendships etc. with a political project which is underway for decades and threatens now to escape the democratic control"
He's a smart man, despite appearances maybe. Mr Johnson, saying the EU is a political project "in danger of getting out of proper democratic control" rings true but not because of voting, as it's not as simple as that. He said the ability for Britain to govern itself is being eroded notably by .. too much activism from the EU Judiciary .. and I have to say I agree with him. For me, not only do I rarely hear anything at all about the dealings of the EU Legislature, I've no idea who the Executive in the EU is either and I'd rather see the EU as a group of nations with a common history and shared ideals on a looser arrangement, than a single oversized state. A UK vote for Out, I hope will bring a very fundamental reform for what we used to call the Common Market. A level of diversity is I believe a good thing ...
Personally as french, I am demoralized by the technocrats of Brussels. It's a machine, cold and soulless. This machine kills the national sovereignties. And gag the unsatisfied people, because for the national governments, it is easy to say "it's the fault of Europe ..." and escape to the responsibility
It is interesting that the press and Tories are complaining that he was dithering and making them wait for his view. I understand, that he was waiting to read, exactly, what Dave; had agreed too. Also Dave has mumbled that basically, a NO vote, would not mean a definite exit.Boris Johnson, the mayor of London, announces that he is going to campaign for Brexit : "You should not confuse the marvels of Europe, holidays in Europe, the fantastic food and friendships etc. with a political project which is underway for decades and threatens now to escape the democratic control"
It is interesting that the press and Tories are complaining that he was dithering and making them wait for his view. I understand, that he was waiting to read, exactly, what Dave; had agreed too. Also Dave has mumbled that basically, a NO vote, would not mean a definite exit.
I get the impression that the press has been trying to humiliate Johnson for quite some time. Remember that incident where he was stuck in a chair lift? Any other politician would have been wiping the egg off their faces for months afterwards. But Johnson managed to turn that and just about any other incident into something positive.
I am still utterly impressed at how he managed to throw a ball into a basket and to do so so casually.
The guy has more talent that a dozen actors. It's just such a shame his politics are so utterly bad. If he were a left winger or even anti-war, I think the establishment would be worried and I might even consider moving to London just to vote for him.
I agree we don't need to get out of the EU, we need more transparency and accountability and less knee-jerk Europe blaming by the press and politicians.
We especially need more national sovereignty and less federalism. I much prefer a Europe of nations to a federal Europe