Great, another beggar looking for handouts from Germany.
In the first place, the UK is a representative democracy. We don't need to have referendums. They are not mandatory for the system. If we start to decide things by referendum eventually people will demand referendums for anything and everything.
Now people often say "but isn't a referendum fairer? Isn't it the 'voice of the people'". Theoretically yes, but in practice, the only reason politicians ever allow a referendum is because they think the point of view they are pushing for is going to win. For example, the Scottish Nationalists have been lobbying for "independence" for years - it is certainly their ultimate objective. Now they won the last election in Scotland, in the sense that they got the most votes and won the most seats, but that &$£^%£$ Alex Salmond won't call the referendum on independence he has been demanding, and the only reason is because he knows he will lost it.
The majority of the British do want out of the EU but that doesn’t mean leaving AND protecting our interests is a simple thing.
It has been obvious for a long time that the EU is merely a German attempt to achieve with international socialism what they failed to achieve with national socialism - control of europe.
The problem we in the UK face by leaving is that the eurozone is very jealous of the international financial strength of London. Whilst we’re in there is little they can do to curtail it’s power. When we’re gone with no veto and no longer filling their coffers, all sorts of restrictions can be placed.
I’m all for leaving, but not naive enough to believe it will be a clean break.