My tuppence worth....
Referendums, in Ireland we've had our fair share, but one in particular comes to mind. The Ratification of the Treaty of Lisbon. In 2008 Ireland was the only country to hold a referendum on the treaty, as all other member states basically signed up without consulting their respective populous. Without getting into the details, because the Irish Constitution would have required changing to ratify the process, the country had to vote. We said no. End of. Or so we thought. The EU immediately put pressure on the Irish government, basically said we were wrong and do it again. So a year later they did, and miraculously we said yes the second time. We were bullied by the EU who, in thinly veiled threats said they'd stop all the funding we'd be getting from them. So our then government bullied us with scare tactics until we changed our minds. The point is, if they want to, they'll have another referendum. Nothing is set in stone, May is saying it won't happen, but how long more will she stay in power. Not long from where my armchair is.
Just saying like...
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