EU Referendum


EU Referendum: the Norway Model


07/11/2015



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For many years, as long as I can remember, it's been called the Norway Option – hence the title of the original Bruges Group pamphlet. We then called it the Norway Option throughout Flexcit but, when the media goes live, it gets turned into the "Norway Model" - despite the above being a real Norway Model.

One wonders whether this is deliberate, or just the legacy media failing to get the point (as usual). But, whether it is the Norway Model or the Norway Option, it is still an interim option, buying us time for a longer term settlement. That idea is totally beyond the media's comprehension.

Either way, there is sense in using a consistent description, as that makes searches easier though the likes of Google. Perhaps, though, "Norway Model" is being used with the intention of driving people away from looking for "Norway Option", just in case they might learn something. The Boiling Frog certainly thinks this is the case.