littlebabyjesus
one of Maxwell's demons
As far as I can see, the problems that Switzerland encountered were related to their immigration policies. Is it unreasonable to suggest that the UK could find itself in a similar position? The point of the "case study" seems to be to demonstrate that while non-EU countries can participate in these schemes, it's conditional. In other words if they don't comply with EU conditions they're out. I
Also: I was curious to see who "Scientists for Britain" are.
It seems to be 4 people, at least, who will put their names to it. Not much indication of how widely they are supported.
I note that one of those four is not a scientist but graduated in Political history, works in venture capital and was adviser to Michael Gove. Another is a conservative parliamentary candidate.
http://scientistsforbritain.uk/wordpress/?page_id=54
Yep, four of them, only two are scientists - one is a GP. Not a go-to source.