Because you’re either following the rules or you’re ignoring them. Our system isn’t based on simple majority for presidential elections, their referendum was.
To ignore the result, given the rules, is a violation of the outcome. The establishment is not going to Brexit because they don’t want to. This destroys any integrity they have. Why should their authority be recognized? That they maintain it becomes dictatorial, they’re dictating the result.
Whatever is wrong with the current performance of Parliament, it can’t possibly be described as ‘ignoring the result’ of the referendum. It’s trying - and thus far hopelessly failing - to resolve the ambiguities which are the consequences of the result.
Their referendum was a non binding referendum. The UK doesn’t do referendums, this was only the third in its history as they believed it to be a fascist tool.
Their referendum was a non binding referendum. The UK doesn’t do referendums, this was only the third in its history as they believed it to be a fascist tool.
any referenda in the UK are non-binding, they are only advisory, as an Act then has to be passed by Parliament, which is binding