Should the UK use more referendums?

A referendum is a vote on a ballot question, which involves the Government asking all members of the eligible voting public to cast a vote to accept or reject a certain proposition.
Once a referendum result is in, the Government reserves the right to make the final decision. Whilst the Government is likely to respect voters’ wishes and let the referendum result carry the day (particularly if it called the referendum in the first place), the Government can still choose to set it aside.

One reason why people believe the UK should use more referendums is because they increase participation in democratic action. This is due to people believing that their opinion will matter more due to the consequence of the referendum being directly up to the public's choice. Furthermore, this could result in the public wanting to know more about politics; in order for them to understand about the subject; so that their vote in the referendum will represent their beliefs more accurately. 
However, this can be argued against due to not a lot of people understanding politics to an appropriate extent and therefore placing a vote which doesn't truly represent Britain.

Another reason why referendums are useful is because they can help to conclude a decision which the government is divided upon. This is extremely useful because it results in the public's voice being listened to more compared to just the government and will mean the public can be more happy about the outcome of the referendum if the government agree to go along with it.
On the other hand, if the voter turnout is low for certain referendums, people may argue that this result does not reflect the view of the majority and therefore, this defeats the idea of the government being controlled by the people due to not everyone caring and therefore not voting. This could be further effected by people who don't really understand politics and therefore just vote for any answer for the sake of it.

Furthermore, one big factor effecting the argument on whether more referendums should be held is that they cost lots of money to hold. This can be shown by the referendum on changing the voting system from first past the post which cost tax payers £75 million, according to the election watchdog. Official estimates before the national poll in 2011 suggested that the final bill was around £100 million. This is an extreme problem held towards referendums considering the amount they cost and the fact that a lot of people may not even decide to vote due to them being uninterested in the matter.

In conclusion, I believe that the UK should hold more referendums. This is because they involve a more direct opinion from the public and therefore more people will want to become involved in politics to voice their beliefs. Furthermore, they result in issues being solved in the UK which lots of people have a problem with, and are therefore solved in a more fair and direct manor because the people are the ones who decide on what happens (as long as the government don't overall the final decision).