Originally Posted by jacken

I don't wish to be controversial but you should never give the man in the street a referendum. He knows virtually nothing about the proposed subject. Think about it. How much do you really know about the EU. Most people don't even know how many countries are in it, yet alone how it all works. They just vote for their personal benefit not for the good of the country as a whole. We elect MPs to act on our behalf and that is how it should be. For what it's worth, I would vote for it.

ken