Personally, right now, no, it's a terrible idea. Our economy is pretty geared towards trade with the EU and EU member states and we simply don't have the industry to support such an action.
If we were to focus on becoming increasingly self-sufficient in industries, then I would say, yes, but until then it would be akin to suddenly removing a limb, there would be blood loss, shock and severe damage to the person involved, which in this case would be the UK.
I'm also a little bit annoyed at the route that Dave is trying to take with the EU, being as obstructive as possible, because that is a quick way to get the UK marginalised in the EU and our voice ignored. It's like the one kid in a group that disagrees with everything just because he feels like being a jerk. If we were in a position to withdraw from the EU without our economy collapsing then I wouldn't care, but until we rebuild our industry then we really need to act like a member of the EU since we're stuck with it.
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