Davriellelouna@lemmy.world to UK Politics@feddit.uk · 11 days agoElectoral reform in the UK feels inevitablegeorginasturge.substack.comexternal-linkmessage-square9linkfedilinkarrow-up121arrow-down11
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minus-squareohulancutash@feddit.uklinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·10 days agoOn this matter, the government would have tricky questions to answer as to why it merited a referendum in 2011 but not this time.
minus-squareZombie@feddit.uklinkfedilinkarrow-up1·10 days agoThey have tricky questions to answer as to why they’re supporting a genocide right now and it doesn’t phase them. They can outright ignore the questions, or just say that was under a different party, a different government, and times were different. Say David Cameron wasn’t really keen on the idea and only proposed a referendum to placate the Lib Dems fully in the understanding it would fail. Who knows, they could come up with anything. The point is they don’t have to do it, it’s just an arse coverer and makes their position easier to defend. It may be expected, but it’s not required.
On this matter, the government would have tricky questions to answer as to why it merited a referendum in 2011 but not this time.
They have tricky questions to answer as to why they’re supporting a genocide right now and it doesn’t phase them.
They can outright ignore the questions, or just say that was under a different party, a different government, and times were different.
Say David Cameron wasn’t really keen on the idea and only proposed a referendum to placate the Lib Dems fully in the understanding it would fail.
Who knows, they could come up with anything.
The point is they don’t have to do it, it’s just an arse coverer and makes their position easier to defend. It may be expected, but it’s not required.