I've looked up the figures again: 51.5% turnout, of which 49.4% was against, 46.5% in favor. That's not a clear vote, and the political climate hasn't really become more favorable since.
That's a pretty clear "hey government, how about you stop trying to push things through and do some more asking around whether people actually want this" if you'd ask me.
Of course, it's easier to just keep trying and altering your methods until people give in from exhaustion / negligence, rather than actually figuring out whether the people want it.
Of course, it's easier to just keep trying and altering your methods until people give in from exhaustion / negligence, rather than actually figuring out whether the people want it.