law.

They can suggest it and put it to a referendum. This
is what ought to have happened every time including when Grocer Heath
got us in.

There are serious disadvantages to a referendum. Not least being that the
turnout is often well below that of a General Election, so it is even less
representative of public opinion than an election. There is also the
question of whether the people are likely to understand the issues and
make an informed decision or whether they will be guided by political
leanings or media rhetoric. On the plus side, a referendum allows an
unpopular decision to be made without blame being levelled at the
government or dividing it. There is also the faint hope for those who have
no other realistic hope of success, that the inherent faults of the
referendum will result in a decision that a well-informed majority would
never reach.

Colin Bignell

Oh? And you think politicians are that smart?
They are only there to line their own pockets by and large.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parliam...eignty#History