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**Damien** · 23-01-2013, 17:10

You're not going to get a Referendum now. Yes he wants it as an election issue but also, if he wants to stay in Europe, it's not advantageous to hold it right away. There won't have been time for a 'Stay' campaign to get underway and make it's case and he is clearly hoping to get some concessions from the EU to increases the chances of the referendum getting the result he wants.

23-01-2013, 17:10	#106
Damien Remoaner Cable Forum Team Join Date: Mar 2004 Posts: 32,759	re: [Update] Cameron promises EU referendum by October 2017 You're not going to get a Referendum now. Yes he wants it as an election issue but also, if he wants to stay in Europe, it's not advantageous to hold it right away. There won't have been time for a 'Stay' campaign to get underway and make it's case and he is clearly hoping to get some concessions from the EU to increases the chances of the referendum getting the result he wants.