[Info-vax] The changing world

[Andy Burns]

Chris Townley wrote:

> Arne Vajhøj wrote:
>
>> The wikipedia article on UK referendums says 
>>
>> "Referendums are normally not legally binding, so legally the Government can 
>> ignore the results;"
>
> What Cameron should have done is to set a minimum level- say 60 or 70% - as was 
> done for the last Scottish independence referendum.

Nope, it was a straight majority referendum

<https://web.archive.org/web/20140412021958/https://www.gov.uk/government/topical-events/scottish-independence-referendum/about>

"If a majority of those who vote want Scotland to be independent then Scotland 
would become an independent country after a process of negotiations. "