Some people argue that we should not be re-running a referendum which was decided last year but, notwithstanding what some noted academics have claimed, I do not believe there is any such thing as the end of history. No political argument is ever over and cannot be revisited. If that were the case, why would one be involved in politics which is about cajoling and persuading people to move in the direction of which one approves. It is about trying to put legislation in place to bring about change in society. More often than not one cannot win but one must continue to try to bring about the change in which one believes. If that involves fighting referenda and elections then so be it, because that is what politicians do. If a referendum decision goes one way one year, it will not necessarily go the same way the following year, or ten or 15 years later. That is part and parcel of the ordinary cut and thrust of democracy. It is how decisions are made and there is nothing wrong with us revisiting a decision, not only once or twice, but ten times over if we so wish. I would be more than happy to put certain core issues in which I believe to referendum after referendum until such time as I can persuade over 50% of the people to go along with them. The same is true of the Green Party, Sinn Féin and most of the others who deplore the fact that we are revisiting this issue. We are entitled to revisit it and we should do so.