[vacri]

So, given the apparent shock and the extremely large, irreversible changes that will occur if the referendum result is adhered to, why not hold another referendum, and make it binding this time? More voters have signed the petition for a revote than were the difference in the referendum; clearly this is an indication that the people don't want such a destructive change based in a single, simple-majority vote that many people didn't take seriously enough in the first place.

The referendum was also made non-binding for a reason. It was made that way exactly so that Cameron had the freedom to do something like he has just done, maybe not specifically the way he did it, but leaving the door ajar to avoid such an incredibly damaging result.