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Recliner[_3_] · February 2nd 17, 02:47 PM posted to uk.transport.london

tim... wrote:

"Roland Perry" wrote in message
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In message , at 14:52:24 on
Wed, 1 Feb 2017, remarked:
Membership of EFTA requires remaining in the SM with FoM

So not really a Brexit at all.

Not what Norway think.

http://openeurope.org.uk/intelligence/immigration-and-justice/norway-and-switzerland/

An anti-EU group, I see. Norway and Switzerland are in the Schengen zone
which is not part of this discussion.

Why would we be different?

If we were the same, it wouldn't be a Brexit in any sense that was
campaigned for.

Not a universal view, especially as expressed before 23rd June 2016.

I'm fed up with arguing what people did or didn't vote for when there are
polls which show conclusively that the "leave" people wanted a hard Brexit
by a country mile (an order of magnitude more than the winning vote
margin) and also closer examination shows the various "Norway/Singapore"
soft Brexits were never a realistic proposition.

much respect for you for taking that position

unfortunately, the majority of Remainers don't accept it and many of them
are vocal at denying it.

I think most remainers reluctantly accept that Brexit is a reality, and
that it's likely to be a hard Brexit, though hopefully with a reasonable
FTA with the EU.