Comments by "Nigel Johnson" (@nigeljohnson9820) on "Raw Moment: Tusk claims former UK PM Cameron is 'victim of his own victory'" video.
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@timbow03 idiot, the referendum was an example of democracy, what we had was an illusion of democracy. We have an unelected house of laws who want to remain in the EU to preserve their own vested interests.bwe have a two party system, elected by a first past the post system that disenfranchise is most voters. Our elected parliamentary representatives owe their loyalties to the party and stand on a manifesto that covers multiple issues, most of which can be conveniently neglected after the election.
The main policies are shared by the parties, offering the voter absolutely no choice. In a general election most votes do not count and the winning party is elected by a very small minority of the total population.
Compare this to be referendum,which was on a single issue, with a simple question being asked. Every voted counted and a large proportion of the population decided to participate.
What we had before was a subversion of democracy with government policy controlled by an elite of vested interests intent on maintaining the status quo.
I voted leave and have absolutely no concerned about a second referendum. From he pavers point of view it represents a win win situation. There is a very good chance it would confirm the result of the last referendum, given that the EU has now shown its true colours. If it reverses the last vote as a result of EU blackmail, it will set the preceedent for a third referendum at a later date. It will put 17.4 million people back in the EU that what to see it's destruction and will vote accordingly. It give the UK time to prepare for when it triggers article 50 next time. Second referendum, bring it on!
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