We pay, but have no say: that’s the reality of Norway’s relationship with the EU

[PurpleGorilla]

We pay, but have no say: that’s the reality of Norway’s relationship with the EU

We only have a couple of models - the EEC countries like Norway or Switzerland.

Anyway the result will be rigged to get what the majority of MPs want.

We have Greenland.

The only country to have left the EU.

Have a read of what their Prime Minister has to say about it...

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-21090048

[The_Equalizer]

You can't ask those awkward questions. Neurones will explode amongst the un-highned.

But an Indy Scotland was a perfectly sensible move. Flip, flop, flip, flop...

[SueEllen]

Greenland and to some extend Iceland depend a lot on fish. We don't. Therefore they both had a very good reason to stay outside the EU.

[The_Equalizer]

Greenland and to some extend Iceland depend a lot on fish. We don't. Therefore they both had a very good reason to stay outside the EU.

Because the EU would carve-up their fishing industry, oh hang on.

[Eirikur]

you really seem to be struggling with this don't you.

If we vote out we will not be paying anything to anyone.

It's that simple

except for all the unemployment benefits that have to be paid out to all these people being made redundant because their oversees company's European HQ's have moved to mainland Europe

[Eirikur]

We have Greenland.

The only country to have left the EU.

Have a read of what their Prime Minister has to say about it...

Greenland's PM talks of 'positive' results from EU exit - BBC News

Greenland receives shed load of money through their mother country Denmark (which also pays to the EU)

Algeria also left the EEC btw

[stek]

Oh. So the only option is to do what other countries have done?

Who did Norway and Switzerland model their deals on?

Norway - rich

Switzerland - very rich

UK - massively in debt

That's it.

[VectraMan]

We have Greenland.

The only country to have left the EU.

Have a read of what their Prime Minister has to say about it...

Greenland's PM talks of 'positive' results from EU exit - BBC News

Prime Minister Kuupik Kleist says life is good outside the EU. He has free access to the European markets for his exports of fish, he says. But what about other exported goods?
He pauses, then laughs. "We don't export anything else but the fish."

Great future for the UK you're planning.

[SueEllen]

Because the EU would carve-up their fishing industry, oh hang on.

The main industry in the UK wasn't fishing unlike in Greenland and Iceland.

BTW everything in those countries plus Norway and Switzerland is damn expensive.

[shaunbhoy]

BTW everything in those countries plus Norway and Switzerland is damn expensive.

Yet still they don't want to join the EU.