Oh it's getting really hard being Switzerland after the Banks' criminal business models got dismantled and the EU is getting sick and tired of Switzerland's cherry picking. Every negotiation is getting harder and the government has to make more concessions. The end result will be that we'll a lot of the same obligations as an EU member without having all of the benefits and above all, no vote. We'realready paying billions into the cohesion funds for new EU members and into various other EU funded projects so we can still take part in the European free market. We're not that special anymore. The UK, while being 8 times bigger in terms of population, has a GDP that's only five times that of Switzerland. And as with Switzerland, most of it comes from the banking sector. While Cameron can currently protect The City from stricter banking regulations within the EU, that option wil evaporate once the UK leaves the EU. There will be no more leverage. Britan's banking industry will be made to comply witht the much stricter banking laws that are undoubtely being passed without the restistance of the British government.