Roland Perry wrote:
In message , at 13:11:32 on Fri, 15 Jul
2016, Graham Murray remarked:

irrespective of the vote the UK will remain a member of the EU for at
least 2 years and until we actually leave we will continue to enjoy the
benefits, and endure the downsides, of EU membership.

I don't think we'll continue to have the benefit of influencing any
future EU legislation, including those which will affect us for ever in
a "Norway solution".

Yes, from now and till the end of 2018 we will continue to bear all the
costs of EU membership, but the benefits will dwindle. For example, our
participation in new EU funded research projects has already fizzled out,
where we were previously disproportionately represented.