Boris said that the British public hire politicians to take the difficult decisions for th

em, and that this was the most difficult decision. So what he was implying is that there should not have been a referendum, only a vote in Parliament. And to some extent he's right - your typical MP may not be great but he/she will be better informed than 95% of the electorate. The big bonus of this referendum is that it's shown the High Command what conditions are really like on the battlefield.

Posted By: Higher Wrather on June 24th 2016 at 13:06:37

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Too much hyperbole on here today, get a grip people, that's democracy FFS (General Chat) - Kirrie, Jun 24, 12:51:37
- Of course Scotland will be able to catch and sell as much fish as it wants....... (General Chat) - Kirrie, Jun 24, 13:11:12
  - Maybe they could sustitute fish oil for oil? Need a lot of fishes though (General Chat) - Men without hats, Jun 24, 13:13:30
- yeah, pace yourselves - years more of this to go!!! (n/m) (General Chat) - mr carra, Jun 24, 13:09:36
  - Entire lifetime for most I would imagine (n/m) (General Chat) - essexcanaryOTBC, Jun 24, 13:13:34
    - Go on essex get yourself a beer or seven! (n/m) (General Chat) - Men without hats, Jun 24, 13:15:28
      - Bit early. Maybe later. (General Chat) - essexcanaryOTBC, Jun 24, 13:17:42
- You're right. (General Chat) - avenging canary, Jun 24, 12:59:57
  - probably for the better given the way the EU was heading (n/m) (General Chat) - phrankin, Jun 24, 13:06:57
    - It may be wishful thinking but this could also be what Europe needs to sort itself out (General Chat) - Jim, Jun 24, 13:30:01
- Last polls I saw indicated Scotland was less likely to vote for independence in the event (General Chat) - Jim, Jun 24, 12:59:00
  - Right, will be very interesting what comes out of the meeting Merkel has called next week (General Chat) - Kirrie, Jun 24, 13:07:55
  - Boris said that the British public hire politicians to take the difficult decisions for th (General Chat) - Higher Wrather, Jun 24, 13:06:37
    - .... and that was intended as a reply to Kirrie re democracy (n/m) (General Chat) - Higher Wrather, Jun 24, 13:11:13
    - And that they were all (except the SNP) out of touch with the electorate on this issue. (n/m) (General Chat) - Kirrie, Jun 24, 13:09:32

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