I hope that the British  Parliament refuses to vote in favour of Brexit. This would  be a courageous act  by  parliament in the parent of parliamentary democracies, by NOT following a referendum which was not binding and whose consequences appear now to be mostly negative, particularly for British youth, and for the integrity of the British union. This referendum and the one in Vancouver about extending its LRT system, illustrate the pitfalls of referenda. In my view they represent an abdication of responsibility by elected representatives. At best they should serve as a poll of opinion and only should be given significant weight if there was a huge turnout (say at least 75%) of the illegible voters.  They are not part of our parliamentary democracy, and should not be. I hope that there will not be one over the institution of proportional representation, should our PM actually show he has the integrity to follow through with this election promise.