The referendum was marked by discourses and representations of popular participation. In fact, “the emphasis on participation was one of the most impressive elements of the campaign” in media and public debate, which contributed to “the reinvigoration of democracy” (Fierke in Global Constitut 6:167–183, 2017: 170–71). The sense of political reinvigoration conveyed through the media and “conversations on the street” (Fierke in Global Constitut 6:167–183, 2017: 171) was such that even years after the vote “the consensus among political and cultural commentators has persisted that the referendum debate was a time of exceptional political and cultural engagementengagement” (Introna in J Scott Thought 8:117–129, 2016: 117). Taking these claims as its starting point, this chapter contrasts compelling assertions to discursively empowerempower “forgotten” segments“forgotten” segments of society (Hassan in J Scott Thought 8:117–129, 2016; Polit Quart 88:375–381, 2017) with practical opportunities and spaces for popular participation. By considering the different voices—noisy and engaging as well as silentsilent and “missing”—this chapter explores different forms of political participation—rhetorical, practical, and performative—during the referendum campaign and asks how members of the public narrate their own involvement. Using data from oral history interviews with campaigners and activists and public engagement, the chapter maps the role of grassroots activism with a focus on the class argument, the gendergender argument, and the cultural argument.