Help, my neighbour's house is on fire - what do I do?

Members of Parliament believe the people who voted them in power are too stupid to make a decision on the country's EU membership.

That's the conclusion drawn from a debate which saw 81 Tory MPs vote against David Cameron's plans to NOT give the public a say on whether Britain should remain in the EU.

The European Union is currently in a state of disarray with many countries requiring a credit bail out as the financial crisis deepens.

Cameron claims “if your neighbour's house is on fire, you should help them put it out.”

Euro sceptics say “if your neighbour's on fire you should get as far away as possible.”

Instead, I believe that whatever you do, you should consult with whoever else lives in your property first, not just make a decision and expect everyone to stick with it.

Both the Conservatives and Labour believe we should continue receiving orders and laws from the collapsing European Union and that they shouldn't give the public ANY say on the matter.

The first recorded democracy occurred in ancient Athens, where people did not elect representatives to vote on their behalf but instead voted on legislation and executive bills themselves.

In fact the very word democracy actually came from the words demos kratos, meaning people power.

Surely in a democracy citizens of a country should be able to have their say on as many laws and regulations as possible, let alone choose the people who they are governed by.

A survey suggests that 70% of the British public want a referendum on whether we should remain in a crumbling European Union.

If MPs are representing their public, as to which they are duty bound, then what's wrong with letting them have their say on one of the most controversial Government decisions in the past generation?