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No. I am saying that if your system of government is a parliamentary democracy, that's how it should work. And with a parliamentary democracy, you shouldn't have referendums. It doesn't mean the people are clueless. It means that the MPs are the professionals whom we trust to have the...

I am sure you will be aware that I am the polar opposite to you in terms of attitudes to Europe, but this below is precisely what, in my view, should not have happened. That was Cameron's fault. The same Parliamentary democracy system that overwhelmingly took the democratic decision to delegate...

Sorry, I haven't got time to answer this in detail, but I don't disagree with anything you are saying. The Parliamentary Democracy means we get a choice every 5 years, or whatever. In Between, those MPs should be left to do what they think is right. And your comment: The referendum wasn't...

As someone once said:..... "Ees complicated" - Should an MP vote how their constituents voted - Should an MP vote according to how the national referendum went. - Should an MP vote according to what they personally think is best for the country. I subscribe very much to the last of these. I...

What about all those conservative MPs where their constituents voted in.....

I find myself wondering if you are in a parallel universe. Labour are being pathetic at The moment, but the Conservatives are just nowhere. How can you get to the state where a Cabinet Minister will speak in favour of a motion, and then go through the lobbies a few minutes later and vote against...