We need lots of referendums like the Swiss

As I wandered through Crewkerne yesterday I was accosted by the usual middle aged Lib Dem female asking me to sign her petition for a peoples vote. Surely you mean a second referendum I said politely declining to sign. I tried to explain why I would not sign but she quickly moved on.She did not seem to have many signatures on her clip board.

I believe in binding referendums that are called by popular request or are on a pre-determined dates.I do not believe in non-binding referendums used as a get out of gaol free card by a self serving political elite like the Lib Dems.

Click here to for a brief description of how the Swiss system  works

https://www.thelocal.ch/20180523/how-switzerlands-direct-democracy-system-works

Our current Brexit difficulties stem from our self serving political elites views differing hugely from that of the UK population. Frequent binding referendums would dramatically reduce the power of our elites and  make it more difficult for corporate lobbyists to influence our government so that instead of them only having ‘fix’ 650 or so MPs many of whom can be are bribed by various means.they would have to address the views of millions of ordinary voters.

Lib Dems like Ashdown pooh pooh this idea as unworkable.If the Swiss can make it work why can’t we? Is it because the need for Ashdown types  would disappear?  If so our TV news might even become more factual.

From the source I cited above