I'm upping and moving family abroad to Denmark where I've gradually moved one business. This gives easy access to Sweden and Norway under their Nordic trade agreements. Also moving a consulting firm over, which has been more difficult due to staffing, as you might expect. There are threads on this forum about people wanting to work and live abroad. Why?
The UK is gradually failing. That's why the decline is less noticeable, because it's happened since 2010. Police don't respond to calls about fraud unless it's very big in size, and even then it takes them years to enforce the law. Quality of life has decreased. Those hanging on to outside ir35 contracts are lucky, but the net is tightening and it looks like the game will soon be over. See threads posted in Business and look at this forum traffic statistics to see how far down it is from its heyday.
Fraud pays. Crime pays. It's sad, but you know it's true. The increase in fraud figures are not only well above inflation, but are many multiples of a decade ago. Crime pays. The most disturbing thing is that people seem to accept it. People like us complained a decade ago and we complain now, all the while taxes are at record high levels. That's it, complaining. Where's the action? Things are still broken, the police still aren't acting and the social contract is falling apart.
I have noticed on this forum that a lot of responses to people leaving are along the lines of "don't let the door hit you on the way out!" But what if the stream of people leaving increases and increases?
https://www.ft.com/content/c30f2603-...1-53fd340ed836
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No poll attached, but how will you go? What will you tolerate before you look at other countries? There is a "cope" used that "all countries are the same!" when talking about the negative prospects we see in the UK. Brexit reckoning and acknowledgement of its failure don't seem close. How long will people live in denial that the economic and quality of life prospects for the UK are distinctly negative?
No blaming immigrants. No blaming those on welfare. It's governmental and societal responsibility. Austerity began this UK failure and only acceptance and the need to find a solution will bring it back. Moaning about a government from 20 or 30 years ago is whataboutism.
There are a lot of country comparison websites, but if you use OurWorldInData, OECD and others you can quickly see that over the last three decades the UK has ruined its golden position and is now not a good place to live and bring up children unless you are very rich. This is the setup of failure, because social mobility is key to societal cohesion and better wealth prospects for all. The dangerous thing is becoming used to decline and low quality. Don't accept it.
If you read this and still think "don't let the door hit you on the way out" then explain to me why a child born in Germany, Sweden, Nederlands, Denmark and other places is far better off and better educated than the UK. It was absolutely not the case 20 to 30 years ago. Something worrying has happened and stonewalling the thought doesn't lead to a solution.
I'd be interested to read what NotAllThere and others who have all but fully emigrated think when they come back to the UK for visits. I will still try to post useful comments sometimes in the Business section, but I'm out. Good luck.
If you feel the same urge to better the prospects of your life and family then look at democracies. Don't trust those who judge based on emotion and prejudice, judge based on pure statistics. Use helpful resources, stats websites, and build evidence of your prospective country, which will lead you to avoid the likes of Dubai, Barbados, and the USA for obvious reasons:
https://www.oecdbetterlifeindex.org
https://rsf.org/en/index
https://ourworldindata.org
Those who do no investigation and love to complain are part of the problem. Vote with your feet.
The UK is gradually failing. That's why the decline is less noticeable, because it's happened since 2010. Police don't respond to calls about fraud unless it's very big in size, and even then it takes them years to enforce the law. Quality of life has decreased. Those hanging on to outside ir35 contracts are lucky, but the net is tightening and it looks like the game will soon be over. See threads posted in Business and look at this forum traffic statistics to see how far down it is from its heyday.
Fraud pays. Crime pays. It's sad, but you know it's true. The increase in fraud figures are not only well above inflation, but are many multiples of a decade ago. Crime pays. The most disturbing thing is that people seem to accept it. People like us complained a decade ago and we complain now, all the while taxes are at record high levels. That's it, complaining. Where's the action? Things are still broken, the police still aren't acting and the social contract is falling apart.
I have noticed on this forum that a lot of responses to people leaving are along the lines of "don't let the door hit you on the way out!" But what if the stream of people leaving increases and increases?
https://www.ft.com/content/c30f2603-...1-53fd340ed836
You can use a paywall removal website to view the subscription block.
No poll attached, but how will you go? What will you tolerate before you look at other countries? There is a "cope" used that "all countries are the same!" when talking about the negative prospects we see in the UK. Brexit reckoning and acknowledgement of its failure don't seem close. How long will people live in denial that the economic and quality of life prospects for the UK are distinctly negative?
No blaming immigrants. No blaming those on welfare. It's governmental and societal responsibility. Austerity began this UK failure and only acceptance and the need to find a solution will bring it back. Moaning about a government from 20 or 30 years ago is whataboutism.
There are a lot of country comparison websites, but if you use OurWorldInData, OECD and others you can quickly see that over the last three decades the UK has ruined its golden position and is now not a good place to live and bring up children unless you are very rich. This is the setup of failure, because social mobility is key to societal cohesion and better wealth prospects for all. The dangerous thing is becoming used to decline and low quality. Don't accept it.
If you read this and still think "don't let the door hit you on the way out" then explain to me why a child born in Germany, Sweden, Nederlands, Denmark and other places is far better off and better educated than the UK. It was absolutely not the case 20 to 30 years ago. Something worrying has happened and stonewalling the thought doesn't lead to a solution.
I'd be interested to read what NotAllThere and others who have all but fully emigrated think when they come back to the UK for visits. I will still try to post useful comments sometimes in the Business section, but I'm out. Good luck.
If you feel the same urge to better the prospects of your life and family then look at democracies. Don't trust those who judge based on emotion and prejudice, judge based on pure statistics. Use helpful resources, stats websites, and build evidence of your prospective country, which will lead you to avoid the likes of Dubai, Barbados, and the USA for obvious reasons:
https://www.oecdbetterlifeindex.org
https://rsf.org/en/index
https://ourworldindata.org
Those who do no investigation and love to complain are part of the problem. Vote with your feet.
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