25 October 2011

UK in the European, what? Union/Economic Area/Free Trade Agreement

You're probably aware that the bill to hold a referendum on whether the UK should remain in the EU was defeated last night.

If it had passed, I planned to do a post going through the pluses and minuses of the various options: stay in the EU; leave but remain part of the EEA, like Norway or Liechtenstein, and so still have to follow EU law without a say in it; do a "Switzerland"; or choose do summat else entirely.

Of course, my post is now not necessary, but I would like to flag up this post by Jon Worth going into what I would have covered.

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