Quote Originally Posted by Pannonian View Post
Would a Norwegian solution, retaining access to the single market whilst respecting the four freedoms (including freedom of movement), but severing links to the European parliament, be an acceptable response to the referendum result?
I suggested exactly that directly after the Referendum result. I has been my preferred position for several years now. However, in the long term I don't believe Freedom of Movement will last - unregulated movement of labour is rather like unregulated capitalism. You institute it in the hope it will result in something better for everyone, but what you tend to find is it devolves to the lowest common denominator. In the case of product that means a crap fridge that lasts five years, in the case of the labour market it means minimum wage.

"Oh we can't get Brits to do this job!"

You could if you offered them a decent wage.