In/out referendum within first half of the next Parliament if the Tories win the next election. Cameron now pointing out the benefits of the EU and warning that access to the free market without the EU is not that easy.
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Originally Posted by David Cameron
I admire those countries and they are friends of ours – but they are very different from us. Norway sits on the biggest energy reserves in Europe, and has a sovereign wealth fund of over 500 billion euros. And while Norway is part of the single market – and pays for the principle - it has no say at all in setting its rules: it just has to implement its directives.
The Swiss have to negotiate access to the Single Market sector by sector. Accepting EU rules – over which they have no say – or else not getting full access to the Single Market, including in key sectors like financial services.
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