Simple is a technical term which was used accurately (and differentiates from other types such as a supermajority). Nothing afterwards was in any way conspiracy, unless you'd like to highlight which parts?
pete75 wrote: ↑29 Nov 2022, 10:50pm
With the FTP system I suppose it's unnecesary to say simple majority because all are elected on a simple majority. A narrow majority is a true description of the Brexit vote.
There is still a difference between a simple majority (at least half of voters) and a plurality - the most, but less than half of voters - which is all the Tories need to win absolute power and foist said referendum upon us
Nearholmer wrote: ↑29 Nov 2022, 11:43pm
It is interesting though that votes on huge constitutional decisions in democracies often do need “super majorities”, and I think that is precisely to prevent the sort of problem this country has got itself into with Brexit and Indyref, where a referendum can open a huge issue, but with narrow margin it can’t close one, thereby creating bubbling instability.
Quite. Oddly enough there was actually a genuine big majority in '75
Nearholmer wrote: ↑29 Nov 2022, 10:16pm
TBH, much as I’d like them to be, I don’t think the figures suggesting a large majority in favour of the EU are truly solid now. If we had a referendum again after yet another bitter campaign, it would probably result in a 4% margin again, just the other way, and the rumblings wouldn’t stop.
As above, I simply wouldn't bother with the referendum part, they are a relatively novel concept in uk politics which have exclusively been used to offload internal party quibbles on a public that is never going to have the time nor inclination to come to an informed and evidence based conclusion on the matter. They are completely at odds to the idea of representative democracy.
As polling has consistently showed, outside of the referendum and it's aftermath, it's really not a topic people actually care much about. Given the economic kick generated I strongly doubt there would be any significant political consequences from moving to, at minimum, a much closer relationship.