| Addressing your three main points: - It pays into the EU budget According to the article you linked to, Switzerland pays far less than the UK for access to the common market. Time will tell what agreements are reached here. - It has freedom of movement for EU citizens Which I have no problem with. Oh, did you think that people who voted for Brexit were racist? Surprise! - It implements many EU regulations, without having a say in them. Again, from the article you linked to, it states that Switzerland has around 100 bilateral agreements with the EU in order to get access to the single market. Having a multitude of agreements allow a certain level of control over which EU policies to take on and which ones to avoid. Can read more about those agreements here: http://ec.europa.eu/trade/policy/countries-and-regions/count... I do recognise that the bi-lateral deals with Switzerland took years to get ironed out, and I'm not expecting a quicker turnaround for the UK. What I predict is that we'll go for some form of soft Brexit where the divorce from the EU can happen gradually, which would be better for both sides. |