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Norway came into the single market with a system far to the left of what Britain and most of the EU has and very far to the left of what the tory Brexiteers want. In that sense Norway didn't need the more benign EU regulations.
I don't think Michael Gove's going to be banging his fists on tables in Brussels arguing for a society or an economy like Norway's. What they talk about is breaking free of regulation and keeping access to markets and freedom of movement. They're confident the EU will cave for fear of losing Britain as a market. Britain doesn't have a written constitution, it doesn't have a Bill of Rights (I'm not sure it has a rights culture at all.) A lot of that slack was taken up by the EU. Now it's gone.
They want Norway Plus.
I don't think you need to be a massive conspiracy theorist to work out what the 'plus' means.
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This does in no way whatsoever describe the situation in Norway. I reckon most people you ask would say Norway is doing OK in the worker rights department.
EU rules do apply in Norway, that's the condition for access to the single market. Anything else would be unfair competition.