Referendums: What are they good for?

Tuesday 17 June, 6.45 - 7.45pm, House of Commons

Speakers:
Dr David Butler, Oxford University, David Curry MP, Chris Huhne MP, Shadow Secretary of State for Justice, Steve Richards, The Independent, Rt Hon Clare Short MP.

Chair - Virginia Gibbons, Hansard Society

This meeting will discuss the highly topical issue of the role of referendums in the British political system. Can they be used in a representative Parliamentary democracy without usurping the power of our elected representatives? What issues are appropriate to be put to a referendum? How can we ensure that referendum outcomes are not skewed by political or financial resources?
 



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