Business
By Bagehot
THE tortured and tortuous ask of Britain’s membership of the European Union took a new turn this afternoon, with a call by the Dwelling of Commons Backbench Industry Committee to support a debate and vote on October 27th on whether to support a national referendum on Britain’s ties to the EU. The committee (a newish physique which has nothing to discontinue with industry and commerce, but which as an different presents nefarious-and-file MPs the power to parcel out a undeniable quantity of debating time with out the mumble-so of the authorities or social gathering leaders) was responding to a petition signed by more than 100,000 voters, calling for the public to be granted their first referendum on Europe since 1975.
