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Ukippers love to talk about countries like Norway and Switzerland which have free trade with Europe but are not in the EU. Norway only have that deal though because they agree to freedom of movement which is basically Ukip's main problem with the EU. And Switzerland's relationship is very complex and the product of years of differing treaties which isn't actually that sustainable and certainly not easy to replicate. Us leaving the EU would not be like flicking a switch and becoming an independent nation overnight maintaining all the trading benefits with none of the annoying political stuff. Look how hard Cameron is finding it to even win a few concessions for the UK - I'll be amazed if he achieves any sort of radical renegotiation in our relationship. If it's that hard for one of the EU's main players to extract concessions from within the EU then why do people think a non-EU country would be able to have its whole relationship with the EU on its own terms?