Sentences with phrase «referendum on a single issue»

The really fatal mistake they made was to hold a referendum on a single issue.

«Unless you have a referendum on every single issue you can not know whether you are representing the majority of your constituents or not,» Ms Widdecombe says.

Not exact matches

The referendum also centered on a single issue, while the presidential election can be as much a decision about personality and temperament as candidates» policies.

If the people are asked by the government to express their opinion on a single issue in a referendum, they are entitled to expect a reasonable amount of truthful information not only about the issue, but also about the consequences of their decision.

From Harold Wilson in 1975 opting for a referendum to quell internal disquiet in the Labour Party, to Tony Blair's pledge on the single currency and the constitutional treaty as gambits to close down the European issue for an election but to encourage conflict within the Conservatives, EU referendum commitments have been driven largely by British politics.

«On the issue of the United Kingdom if they want to hold a referendum I will campaign to keep our United Kingdom together with every single fibre that I have,» he said.

Note that the US has never had a single national referendum on any issue, aside from the presidential elections.