To come back to Bell's distinction about the two different kinds of referendums, the Brexit vote arguably looks a little like both. Some said they merely thought they were lodging a protest vote — they didn't think Brexit would actually happen. Caption Many celebrated the referendum results, and British Prime Minister David Cameron announced that he will resign after Britons went to the polls the day before. (Jason Aldag,Adam Taylor/The Washington Post)Since British voters elected on Thursday to leave the European Union, signs have quickly emerged of the flaws in holding a referendum on such a messy, massive, far-reaching decision. Brexit backers pledged that money the U.K. currently sends to the E.U.

Source: Washington Post June 27, 2016 10:48 UTC