Because the last one went so well?
For things which are technically incredibly complex then we probably should not be voting on....... My opinion does not carry as much weight as a surgeon when it comes to surgery for instance so why should it in economical things............. HOWEVER I think referendums done well can work for certain topics and actually something like euthanasia it could be a good example but.......... a few things....
1) if it is a really close call then automatically i would say a change should not be made, but with a view to having another one in (for arguments sake) 5 years time
2) Any referendum should be clearly and in detail explained. People should know exactly what they are voting for, and for really complicated things, like for instance brexit, IF what is eventually agreed happens to be different to what was initially proposed then another vote should take place again. (in truth i do not think really complex things should be put to the masses but to experts in the field of the topic in question)
3) IF anyone is shown to be acting in bad faith aka lying to people it should be an offence with charges done too keep everyone involved honest***. Experts should monitor, not to give opinion but to make sure people who ARE trying to sell one side or another of the referendum are actually being genuine and not lying to make one side of the vote sound better than it ever possibly could be.
that would at least give half a chance of a referendum being done properly.
***not meaning to pick on brexit but its the only referendum i really followed but an example of the sort of lies which should never be made when organising a referendum.
We send the EU £350m a week. Let’s fund our NHS instead
The red bus!
“Absolutely nobody is talking about threatening our place in the single market”
Daniel Hannan, then Conservative MEP May 12, 2015
“The UK government will continue to give farmers and the environment as much support – or perhaps even more – as now”
Agriculture minister George Eustice’s speech at the launch of Farmers for Britain, March 23, 2016
“Cheaper food AFTER EU exit: Consumer boost as experts now say that prices will come DOWN”
Daily Express, October 18, 2016