I left the UK. I've spoken to many others who've also left.
Here are our reasons:
๐ธ ๐ฆ๐ผ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ง๐ฎ๐ ๐ฒ๐
- Taxes are secretly the highest since WWII!
- Corporation tax jumped from 19% to 25%!
- Inflation is squeezing incomes without tax relief.
๐๏ธ ๐๐ฟ๐๐บ๐ฏ๐น๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ฆ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฒ๐
- NHS and public services are in decline ๐
- Roads are in bad condition filled with potholes.
- Trains are unreliable and overpriced.
๐ ๐๐ผ๐๐ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐๐ถ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ฟ๐ถ๐๐ถ๐
- Inflation up 30% in five years! ๐คฏ
- Energy bills and living costs keep rising.
- Insurance has gone up like crazy.
๐ฎ๐ปโโ๏ธ ๐ฅ๐ถ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ฟ๐ถ๐บ๐ฒ, ๐๐ฒ๐๐ ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ณ๐ฒ๐๐
- Crime rates are rising, and itโs ignored by police.
- People want safer places with stronger community ties.
- Racism and xenophobia is increasing (riots!)
๐ ๐ก๐ฒ๐ ๐๐น๐ผ๐ฏ๐ฎ๐น ๐ข๐ฝ๐ฝ๐ผ๐ฟ๐๐๐ป๐ถ๐๐ถ๐ฒ๐
- 7,000 people a month move to Dubai!
- Others head to Portugal, Malaysia, Singapore.
- Digital nomad visas in Thailand, Bali.
โ๏ธ ๐ช๐ผ๐ฟ๐ธ-๐๐ถ๐ณ๐ฒ ๐๐บ๐ฏ๐ฎ๐น๐ฎ๐ป๐ฐ๐ฒ
- The UK grind is pushing people to seek balance.
- Work culture is overshadowing family life.
- Hardly any social life as everyone is exhausted.
๐ก ๐๐ฎ๐บ๐ถ๐น๐ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐๐ผ๐บ๐บ๐๐ป๐ถ๐๐
- Cost of childcare is too high.
- Anti-family agendas are rife.
- People are having fewer kids.
๐ท ๐ฃ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ๐ฒ๐บ๐ถ๐ฐ ๐ฅ๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐ฎ๐น๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฟ๐๐ฝ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป
- Politicians were handing out contracts to their friends.
- Companies exploited and made record profits.
- Quality of life has suffered massively since then.
๐ฃ ๐๐ผ๐ ๐ข๐๐ฟ ๐ง๐ฎ๐ ๐ฒ๐ ๐๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐๐ฒ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ฆ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ป๐?
- Instead of using the tax money to improve services...
- Massive funds go into the military-industrial complex.
- Media spin to support 'ally' flouting international law.
โค๏ธ ๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐ป ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐ถ๐ป ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐จ๐
- I love the UKโitโs where I lived my whole life.
- Might return someday. I enjoy visiting in the summer.
- As the world changes, so do our choices.
- For now, Iโm living and planning to stay in Iraq.
- For the very adventurous, places like Iraq offer something new.
If youโre considering a change or just curious about life outside the UK, there are many options.
(I actually initially came to Iraq as my mum moved here, and I wanted to be closer to her.)
Thereโs a growing community of like-minded people who have already made the move, even here to Iraq!
Weโre all here to help each other navigate this new chapter.
Here are our reasons:
๐ธ ๐ฆ๐ผ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ง๐ฎ๐ ๐ฒ๐
- Taxes are secretly the highest since WWII!
- Corporation tax jumped from 19% to 25%!
- Inflation is squeezing incomes without tax relief.
๐๏ธ ๐๐ฟ๐๐บ๐ฏ๐น๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ฆ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฒ๐
- NHS and public services are in decline ๐
- Roads are in bad condition filled with potholes.
- Trains are unreliable and overpriced.
๐ ๐๐ผ๐๐ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐๐ถ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ฟ๐ถ๐๐ถ๐
- Inflation up 30% in five years! ๐คฏ
- Energy bills and living costs keep rising.
- Insurance has gone up like crazy.
๐ฎ๐ปโโ๏ธ ๐ฅ๐ถ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ฟ๐ถ๐บ๐ฒ, ๐๐ฒ๐๐ ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ณ๐ฒ๐๐
- Crime rates are rising, and itโs ignored by police.
- People want safer places with stronger community ties.
- Racism and xenophobia is increasing (riots!)
๐ ๐ก๐ฒ๐ ๐๐น๐ผ๐ฏ๐ฎ๐น ๐ข๐ฝ๐ฝ๐ผ๐ฟ๐๐๐ป๐ถ๐๐ถ๐ฒ๐
- 7,000 people a month move to Dubai!
- Others head to Portugal, Malaysia, Singapore.
- Digital nomad visas in Thailand, Bali.
โ๏ธ ๐ช๐ผ๐ฟ๐ธ-๐๐ถ๐ณ๐ฒ ๐๐บ๐ฏ๐ฎ๐น๐ฎ๐ป๐ฐ๐ฒ
- The UK grind is pushing people to seek balance.
- Work culture is overshadowing family life.
- Hardly any social life as everyone is exhausted.
๐ก ๐๐ฎ๐บ๐ถ๐น๐ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐๐ผ๐บ๐บ๐๐ป๐ถ๐๐
- Cost of childcare is too high.
- Anti-family agendas are rife.
- People are having fewer kids.
๐ท ๐ฃ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ๐ฒ๐บ๐ถ๐ฐ ๐ฅ๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐ฎ๐น๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฟ๐๐ฝ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป
- Politicians were handing out contracts to their friends.
- Companies exploited and made record profits.
- Quality of life has suffered massively since then.
๐ฃ ๐๐ผ๐ ๐ข๐๐ฟ ๐ง๐ฎ๐ ๐ฒ๐ ๐๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐๐ฒ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ฆ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ป๐?
- Instead of using the tax money to improve services...
- Massive funds go into the military-industrial complex.
- Media spin to support 'ally' flouting international law.
โค๏ธ ๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐ป ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐ถ๐ป ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐จ๐
- I love the UKโitโs where I lived my whole life.
- Might return someday. I enjoy visiting in the summer.
- As the world changes, so do our choices.
- For now, Iโm living and planning to stay in Iraq.
- For the very adventurous, places like Iraq offer something new.
If youโre considering a change or just curious about life outside the UK, there are many options.
(I actually initially came to Iraq as my mum moved here, and I wanted to be closer to her.)
Thereโs a growing community of like-minded people who have already made the move, even here to Iraq!
Weโre all here to help each other navigate this new chapter.
