Re: Smart bombs
This shows the danger of single issue polling. For years it was clear that (a) most Britons would prefer that we left the EU but (b) didn't really care whether we did or not. As a result, EU membership didn't influence election results to any significant extent ... except European Parliament ones, they didn't matter. But when in/out was presented as a standalone choice, the preference became clear and our economy was screwed.
Of course it's arguable that the public desire to leave should have been heeded long before, but since nobody cared much about it it's also arguable that it was fine to leave things as they were.
However, now that the right have the taste for blood, what new single issue might they bring in front of us? Restoration of the death penalty, a complete ban on abortion, an end to equal marriage and a return to workhouses would probably all get majority support.
Biting the hand that feeds IT
