Rejected petition Hold a referendum to abolish referendums.

Referenda are too arbitrary for complex questions. The Scottish referendum and the EU referendum has shown that such complex issues should not be dealt with via a yes/no answer. Let's trust parliamentary democracy and abolish referenda.

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Why was this petition rejected?

It’s not clear what the petition is asking the UK Government or Parliament to do.

We're not sure whether you want a referendum on abolishing referendums, as in the title of your petition, or whether you'd simply like referendums to be abolished, as in the text of your petition.

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Date submitted 13 March 2017
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