Brilliant response to populist discontent: toss out the referendum & hand over decision-making to the rebuked eliteshttps://twitter.com/davidlammy/status/746728892279431168 …
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The referendum was presented as an opportunity for the people to determine how they are governed without elite mediation.
If the governing elites subsequently overturn the referendum result, they are undermining democracy.
MPs are tasked with carrying out the will of the people as dictated by the referendum.
how are Boris Johnson and David Cameron not elite?
Of course they are!
Elite mediation? That's your take on an elected Parliament? You prefer government by referendum?
I liked how in Colorado the people voted for marijuana legalization and then it fell to the elected legislature to implement it.
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