EU referendum, brexit and the aftermath

Thanks for that link

This is good;

bostonglobe.com/opinion/2016/­06/24/britain-democratic-failure/Mx888Cl­e7t6OUyuWyX8n2M/story.html?event=event25­

Excellent article. Taps into my 'merican based WTF reaction to this whole thing. It's the principle of checks and balances.

These bits in particular

The idea that somehow any decision reached anytime by majority rule is necessarily “democratic” is a perversion of the term. Modern democracies have evolved systems of checks and balances to protect the interests of minorities and to avoid making uninformed decisions with catastrophic consequences. The greater and more lasting the decision, the higher the hurdles.

That’s why enacting, say, a constitutional amendment generally requires clearing far higher hurdles than passing a spending bill. Yet the current international standard for breaking up a country is arguably less demanding than a vote for lowering the drinking age.