http://dx.doi.org/10.17176/20190211-211916-0 https://staging.verfassungsblog.de/why-referendums-in-ireland-work-better-than-in-the-uk/ Why Referendums in Ireland Work Better than in the UK McCarthy, Colm eng 2019-02-10 electronic resource text/html ddc:342 brexit Direct Democracy Irish Citizens' Assembly Referendum Verfassungsblog Verfassungsblog--2366-7044 CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 Former UK prime minister Gordon Brown has recommended the Irish innovation of the citizens’ assembly to inform and guide public opinion. Theresa May, too, included a glancing reference to the notion in her recent House of Commons speech. They are mistaken, though, if they believe that this formula has much to offer in the UK.