tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8373780254831438828.post3344699024023976121..comments2023-04-29T02:26:08.411-07:00Comments on The Harrogate Agenda: It's not a Citizen's Assembly we need but our six demands.Pete Northhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04172420184509249126noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8373780254831438828.post-67190844321350380502019-02-16T09:55:15.071-08:002019-02-16T09:55:15.071-08:00You cannot overlook the fact that the people who v...You cannot overlook the fact that the people who voted to leave had up to 45 years of observing how the EU works and impacts on us and they decided they didn't want to stay in it.<br /><br />Then you need to also appreciate that our fourth demand is largely about the 'People' having the power to say NO to government proposed legislation and all government legislation gets a fair airing before it goes through parliament so the people are pretty well informed as to whether they want to object to the bill or not.<br /><br />My stance is simple, I generally trust the overall good sense of the 'People' more than the 650 partisan MPs in Westminster.<br /> <br /><br />Niall Warryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13815435878278635965noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8373780254831438828.post-73973254720267926552019-02-13T03:47:42.572-08:002019-02-13T03:47:42.572-08:00But would the voters do serious homework either? C...But would the voters do serious homework either? Could they, if they wanted to? The 2016 referendum was characterised by disinformation, not information. There needs to be some way the people can demand truthful information and cross-examine witnesses. The TV news networks etc. seem to be as ignorant as the MPs, and the newspapers sell saleable copy, not news.jsampson1945https://www.blogger.com/profile/02537831830793237262noreply@blogger.com