[Info-vax] The changing world

[Phillip Helbig undress to reply]

In article <62c9c8f4$0$707$14726298 at news.sunsite.dk>,
=?UTF-8?Q?Arne_Vajh=c3=b8j?= <arne at vajhoej.dk> writes: 

> Declaring it non-binding gave them a bit of space, but following
> a non-binding referendum should still be the expectation.
> 
> Otherwise there is no point in having a referendum at all.
> 
> > Another things which I think is stupid: if there is a referendum, it
> > must fulfill several criteria, one of which is that it be binding.  But
> > the Brexit referendum was explicitly declared to be non-binding.
> 
> That is no so obvious to me.
> 
> The wikipedia article on UK referendums says 
> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Referendums_in_the_United_Kingdom says:
> 
> "Referendums are normally not legally binding, so legally the Government 
> can ignore the results;"

Right; it points out what is bad about UK referenda.