tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8861279106331108648.post1829602192322164003..comments2023-09-24T01:25:13.638-07:00Comments on Witterings from Witney: Britain's 'elective dictatorship'WitteringsfromWitneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16026875251366365154noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8861279106331108648.post-67193551931229450242012-03-07T13:58:29.729-08:002012-03-07T13:58:29.729-08:00DP111: Methinks you do indeed!DP111: Methinks you do indeed!WitteringsfromWitneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16026875251366365154noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8861279106331108648.post-71255912848934716472012-03-07T03:53:15.341-08:002012-03-07T03:53:15.341-08:00Richard North writes at EURef: To be fair to the ...Richard North writes at EURef: <i>To be fair to the man, in identifying the problems with referendums, he makes some good points - not least that politicians, in deciding when, where and on what terms referendums are held, can use them as a tactical device to achieve their own ends. </i><br /><br />In Swiss Direct Democracy, the people have the power to set the terms and times of the referendum. The time table is fixed like US presidential elections, so politicians cannot tinker with it to further their own ends.<br /><br />Do I detect a whiff of fear and panic in the ranks of the entrenched elite.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com