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Originally Posted by jaysay
As I said at the time what would have been the point, when the Constitution had been ratified, just meaningless posturing and a waste of money, just to find out what we already know, namely that the majority of British people woUld have rejected it. These referendums cost money, why waste it when we are already deep in the mucky stuff
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That's strange...when he made this "cast-iron promise" I don't remember him putting any qualifications on it. Doubtless, there'll be reasons why we can't leave European Human Rights Act, either, which we'll only discover that when he gets into power.
The real reason why he doesn't want a referendum is that the inevitable rejection would then lead on to more general questions about whether we should leave the EU altogether and Cameron desperately wants to avoid that.
As for the cost, a mere drop in the ocean compared to the £14 billion we'll be handing over to Brussels next year!