Premier Smith’s very risky referendum bet - Once out of the bottle, the referendum genie is impossible to control
Twelve years ago, on Jan. 23, 2013, British Prime Minister David Cameron committed to holding a referendum on the United Kingdom’s membership in the European Union. “That is why I am in favour of a referendum, Cameron explained. I believe in confronting this issue — shaping it, leading the debate. Not simply hoping a difficult situation will go away.”