Ep. 49 Referendums

The A Level Politics Show

Regardless of one’s position on Brexit, the last four years has taught us that the use of referendums in the UK is in need of reform. While referendums can legitimate policy, they divide communities. Their impact on participation varies and, perhaps most importantly, they have huge potential to mislead and to threaten minority rights. Referendums are also a threat to representative democracy. They can entrench what needs to be overturned and delay what should be speeded up. In short, referendums are an entirely unsuitable way of making political decisions. While the listener may not agree, the purpose of The A Level Politics Show is to model persuasive argument so that students’ essays take up positions, dismiss views they disagree with and exude opinion. So if you get to the end of this podcast and feel angry then good! Politics should make you feel something - your essays must too.

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