Referendums: What are they good for?
Tuesday 17 June, 6.45 - 7.45pm, House of Commons
Speakers:
Dr David Butler, Oxford University, Chris Huhne MP, Shadow Secretary of State for Justice, Steve Richards, The Independent, Clare Short MP.
Other speakers TBC.
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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