[Margaret Pilkington]

yes, there has been a major shift in how the public see politicians.....but I think if a referendum is held(and I am not sure that it will be....mainly because it is the MP's who will vote to decide whether we should have a chance to have our say.....and there seems not much political will to vote against the EU by the MP's) the question may be put in such a convoluted manner that it will not be easy to see through the smokescreen.
Anyway even if the MP's decide we should have a say, their recommendation will not be legally binding on the government.....so I feel very pssimistic about it...powerless too!