| What happened in 1997 for Wales and Scotland? State all relevant %s
-What could you deduce from the events? | -1997 saw 2 Referendums for Wales and Scotland, both on if Additional Powers should be given to Scotland and Wales, and if a Parliament/Assembly should be setup
-Scotland said 74% Yes, with a 60% TO
-Wales said 50.3% Yes, with a 50% TO
-Deduce that Scotland cares more than Wales in terms of Devolution |
| What happened in 1998 for Northern Ireland? State the Relevant %s | -NI saw if the Belfast Agreement [Good Friday] should be Implemented.
-And NI said 72% Yes, with an 81% TO |
| What happened in 2004 for Northern England? | -Northern England, in a test for Support for Devolution in England, had a Referendum if Powers should be devolved there or not
-Northern England said 78% No, with a 48% TO
-Deduce that Northern England doesn’t care at all |
| What happened in 2011 for the UK overall? | -The UK, due to the Lib Dems, had a Referendum on if the UK Electoral System should go to AV from FPTP
-She said 68% No, with a 42% TO |
| What happened in 2014 for Scotland? | -SNP had a question, which was if the UK was the right place for Scotland or not
-Scotland proud-fully said 55% No, with a staggering 84.6% TO |
| What happened in 2016 for the UK… | -BREXIT. The Conservatives was fractured so gave the Public the chance to Fracture the Nation even more
-The UK sadly said: 52% Yes, with a 72% TO. |
| State some Reasons why Referendums may be installed | -Issue might be Awful to deal with in Government, so let a Referendum deal with it! Belfast Agreement in 1998
-Issue may be very Constitutional Important and so needs People’s Consent, like the Scots Independence
-Helps to Entrench and Safeguard Constitutional Chance - Community may need Reassurance that its Permanent 1997 Scottish Parliament
-See Public Opinion on an Issue, especially on Taxation. Northern England in 2004 and the Brexit in 2016 |
| How has the 2014 Referendum been Impactful, but not at the same time | -2014 Referendum on Scots Leaving Britannia seemed too have Settled the Issue, but 2022 saw the Issue raised again, due to the SNP dominating Scottish Politics |
| How has the 2016 EU Referendum been Impactful | -The Results were Astonishing. Biggest Diplomatic Upheaval since WW2 and made the UK Divided beyond Belief, which harms the UK Future as a Union.
-This Referendum had affected the 2019 Election profoundly. |
| How has the Northern English Referendum had little Impact? | -Voters rejected the prospect of a North East Assembly in 2004, slowing the pace of Devolution.
-Arguably, it hasn’t prevented other areas from making their own Institutions like the Greater Manchester Combined Authority |
| How has the 2011 Referendum led to little Impact? | -2011 Referendum led to a Disappointingly low turnout but a Decisive Result
-Issue on Electoral Reform is not Important for many Voters in Britain then |
| Why can Referendums promote Pure Democracy, but also make unsuited issues given to People? | -Referendums allow the Uncorrupted Will of the People to show their Opinion and influence Directly the Politics of the Nation, like the EU Vote
-However the Issue may be too Complicated and not Suited for the Public. 2011 AV Referendum was Hard for Voters to Grasp [Or Care at all] |
| How can Referendums Unite and Divide Societies? | -Unity in the form from the Decisive Result on 1998 Belfast Agreement. A Strong Vote with a High TO can leads to Unity
-But Referendums can also Cause Cracks to show off in the First Place. 2016 saw Divided between Scotland [Remain:62%] and England [Leave:59% No London]
-Age Groups also Divided in 2016. 27% of 18-24 yr wanted Leave while 60% of 65+ yr.
-Racial Tension also Rose, as Police had Reports rise in Race-Related Hate Crimes after 2016 |
| How can the Referendum give a hand to the Expressed, but maybe lead to the Expressed creating a Tyranny? | -Referendums give the Expressed [Public] the Power on the Decision rather than the Implied [Politicians] and is forced for the Decision to be Respected. Happens on Devolution in 1997
-Tyranny of the Majority may happen, meaning the Majority will always get what they want, and force Minorities to be Quiet. Scots, NI and London were Forced to accept the Reality that UK was Leaving, despite them voting to Remain. England says Tough Luck. |
| How can Referendums lead to people making Informative Choices, but also Emotional ones, and more oversimplified? | -People can get Information and make Informed Calls nowadays.
-But Voters may have emotions in the way, or use False Information instead which was seen in the 2016 Ref. Leave Campaigns claimed that leaving the EU would save £350 Million per week which could be used for the NHS [Ignores what UK got from EU, would all the money go to the NHS?]
-Questions can’t be reduced to a simple Yes/No Question. 2016 may be an example, as it took Years to decide on how UK would even Leave the EU |
