Oh don't give me that face. When has a referendum ever gone wrong to the point of dividing opinions all over the shop and wrecking economies to boot? Well, is it really all that likely to happen again? After all, we know better now. Better than to frame an advisory referendum as anything approaching definitive. Or to allow quite so much lying on either side of the argument.
But it turns out that bids for freedom are all the rage. It's no secret that Scotland wants out (well, the leadership does and they're backed up by something of a groundswell of public opinion). Sturgeon's been talking about rather firm dates for another independence referendum as if that's at all binding and the slightest bit likely to get approved by Westminster (which won't at all add fuel to the fire). Not surprising for it to be something of a trend.
It is, however, something of a concern when it's not just disgruntled regions beginning to make bids for freedom but actual ruling bodies. Assorted watchdogs are getting beyond tired having to sift through corruption and negligence and all sorts of other violations of the rules we're all supposed to hold so dear. Having been forced to put the entirety of the Met into special measures (you'd have to hope the consequences for which might be more than just a round of slapped wrists), the watchdog wants out. Not just retirement, not just reassignment to an easier situation, we're talking skipping the country altogether.
You can picture it, can't you? A little island somewhere - you know, a smaller, less plague-ridden one than ours, maybe a bit more Isle of Wight-ish than what we're dealing with here - where all worries and cares float away and no one has to worry about the rules, we're all far too chilled to bother with such a thing. Sign me up too.
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