The UK referendum is a neverendum

Rose, Richard (2015) The UK referendum is a neverendum. The UK in a Changing Europe, London. (http://ukandeu.ac.uk/the-uk-referendum-is-a-nevere...)

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Abstract

A referendum is intended to settle a political debate by offering a straight choice on a controversial issue such as “Should the United Kingdom remain a member of the European Union?” But the forthcoming UK referendum will do nothing of the kind. Whatever the outcome, the result will be just one stage in a never-ending process in which the UK drifts further away from mainstream Europe at a time when economic interdependence is drawing most EU member states closer together.