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Originally Posted by Sirius
Thats good news to me, however i don't trust Labour or the Libs to make it a real referendum, they will make sure there is only one outcome and that is the one they want. Sell our souls and our sovereignty to Brussels and Berlin.
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Cameron is trying quite hard to get the answer he wants too. I think the referendum will ask the same question irrespective of who wins the election. Where I think Cameron has been smart, and shown his true motivations, is this 'renegotiated' deal that he wants to vote for. The question won't be if we want to stay in the EU or leave. It will be if we want to take the new deal or leave.
I posted a few months ago the polling numbers. Leaving Europe is a close call. However if the question involves the a renegotiated deal for Britain then there is a clear majority who want to stay.
Cameron is going to come back from Europe with some, likely very small, concessions and position it as a new deal as this will likely give him the answer he wants. It wouldn't hurt if the Eurozone has calmed down by 2017 either.
I think we're getting the referendum but I don't think you're going to get the result you want. Cameron and the rest will do everything they can to ensure the referendum happens under the term they want.