After the worst budget in memory, it may be time to leave the country. Here, our correspondents guide you through the options abroad.
Britannia rues the waves – of disbelief, dismay and despondency that have been rippling across the nation since Alistair Darling’s Budget Day, when he declared class war on high earners and made ridiculously optimistic forecasts about economic recovery, while cheerfully ratcheting national debt up to £1.4 trillion by 2014.
It’s time to quit. And if he won’t, maybe we should. It’s not as if there’s anything to stay for, now you can buy the Best of British aka Eccles Cakes, PG Tips and Fray Bentos online and have it delivered straight to your Andalusian finca.
Figures from the Office of National Statistics show that in 2006 a total of 207,000 UK citizens left the country – that’s one every three minutes. And isn’t the prospect of joining them a secretly thrilling thought?
Now that anyone earning over £150,000 is to be hit with a 50 per cent income tax rate, an exodus from the City has been predicted, but where to go? You could choose a far-flung location on a whim, or close your eyes, stick a pin in a map (squinting a bit just to make sure you don’t land in the Falklands) and head to the airport. Yes, Ryanair might charge you £200,000 in excess baggage fees but that’s a small price to pay for the sweet smell of freedom.
According to the article Brits can go to:
NEW ZEALAND (where Ty is)(4.3 million in a country roughly the same area as the UK)
USA (where majority of bf2s members are)(Foreigners must either have a job with a British-based employer or have a US company prove they couldn’t find an American to do the job. )
ITALY ( where few bf2s members are, or if any)(For food, transport and rent, Italy is now often as expensive as Britain. )
AUSTRALIA (where aussiereaper roams)(Excellent education, 8th on a global scale.
GERMANY (hmm its clean) (Hearty sausages and good, cheap beer. No place for vegetarians.)
FRANCE (Costs roughly a third less than in the UK. It is difficult to buy a livable-in property for less than 100,000 euros)
SINGAPORE (The list of crimes in Singapore is long and the punishments severe. )
CANADA (ebug, gooners, Canadianloser plus House prices are 30-50 per cent lower than the UK. )
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Britannia rues the waves – of disbelief, dismay and despondency that have been rippling across the nation since Alistair Darling’s Budget Day, when he declared class war on high earners and made ridiculously optimistic forecasts about economic recovery, while cheerfully ratcheting national debt up to £1.4 trillion by 2014.
It’s time to quit. And if he won’t, maybe we should. It’s not as if there’s anything to stay for, now you can buy the Best of British aka Eccles Cakes, PG Tips and Fray Bentos online and have it delivered straight to your Andalusian finca.
Figures from the Office of National Statistics show that in 2006 a total of 207,000 UK citizens left the country – that’s one every three minutes. And isn’t the prospect of joining them a secretly thrilling thought?
Now that anyone earning over £150,000 is to be hit with a 50 per cent income tax rate, an exodus from the City has been predicted, but where to go? You could choose a far-flung location on a whim, or close your eyes, stick a pin in a map (squinting a bit just to make sure you don’t land in the Falklands) and head to the airport. Yes, Ryanair might charge you £200,000 in excess baggage fees but that’s a small price to pay for the sweet smell of freedom.
According to the article Brits can go to:
NEW ZEALAND (where Ty is)(4.3 million in a country roughly the same area as the UK)
USA (where majority of bf2s members are)(Foreigners must either have a job with a British-based employer or have a US company prove they couldn’t find an American to do the job. )
ITALY ( where few bf2s members are, or if any)(For food, transport and rent, Italy is now often as expensive as Britain. )
AUSTRALIA (where aussiereaper roams)(Excellent education, 8th on a global scale.
GERMANY (hmm its clean) (Hearty sausages and good, cheap beer. No place for vegetarians.)
FRANCE (Costs roughly a third less than in the UK. It is difficult to buy a livable-in property for less than 100,000 euros)
SINGAPORE (The list of crimes in Singapore is long and the punishments severe. )
CANADA (ebug, gooners, Canadianloser plus House prices are 30-50 per cent lower than the UK. )
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