I said it was the concept, Iains, not the reality.


"If politicians are not bound by the results thrown up by Referenda then why on earth should we have them? Should Brexit be blocked or overturned by Parliament..."

Why indeed. But I don't see your problem with referendums being advisory. The government should have made that crystal clear at the outset instead of triggering a pointless dispute about it for months after. It's perfectly posssible to ask what people think and to say that we'll pay close attention to what you say but the constitution doesn't allow us to be bound by it. Brexit won't be "blocked" by anybody because it isn't even beginning to be underway and May hasn't a clue as to how to proceed. And you can't overturn something that doesn't even exist. If you have an argument with our constitution, that's for a new thread.