RingoMcCartney wrote:"The Referendum Act 1975, also known simply as the Referendum Act, was an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, which made legal provision for the holding of a non-binding referendum on whether the United Kingdom should remain a member of the European Communities (EC)"
The 1975 referendum was not legally binding. The result was enacted.
The 2016 referendum was not legally binding. The result is yet to be enacted.
The booklet that cost £9000,000 and was sent to every household in the country. Stated "it's your decision, the government will enact that decision"
The wording was signed off by the Electoral Commission
If the booklet had said, "it's your decision, the government will look at the result, and, as it's only an advisory referendum, we may not take a blind bit of notice of it, if we don't agree with it". Do you think as many people would have actually bothered to vote?
Rings and his booklet!!
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You often mention it and so I had a quick look. It’s interesting that you cling on to one sentence (on page 14) like it’s the holy gospel, yet everything else that’s in the booklet is project fear and lies.
The 1975 referendum was not legally binding but MPs agreed with the sentiment expressed by the result that it was in our best interests to join. They weren’t forced to do it against their better judgment, their judgment being the reason they are MP’s. the 2016 referendum was not legally binding and MPs disagreed with the sentiment expressed as they felt it wasn’t in our best interest. However the shrill shrieking of the minority of the population who wanted to leave, backed by the right wing media and foreign interests and their perversion of the phrase “will of the people” has led to a situation where our intellectually deficient and weak Parliament has kowtowed to their threats and bullying.
As for the Electoral Commission signing off the wording - have you got a link to that? It’s not mentioned in the booklet, google doesn’t have an answer and I can’t find it on their website. You wouldn’t have made it up would you!!