janice1uk

Why would anyone want to return to uk!!!!!!! NO JOBS, NO PROSPECTS, NO FUTURE IN UK. I would leave uk today if i could.

rockpeblar

A friend of mine moved to NZ approx 18 months ago but couldn't find full time work so moved back to the UK after 6 months. Having been back for nearly 12 months he still can't find full time work. He's in the motor trade and a MOT tester.
One of my brothers found out yesterday that he will be made redundant at the end of March and the other brother has taken a 15% pay cut to try to keep his job.
It's not all rosy here in WA as I have just taken redundancy but was lucky enough to find another job for the same money.

janice1uk

I know people are effected all over at the moment, lets just hope things get better soon. Good luck to all those struggeling at these times. Lets hope that things pick up soon before dreams turn into nightmares.

jonfrank123

With all due respect, thats a load of bollox

stephendutchman

lol right on the money

Bevm

I truly don't think there's going to be that much difference in countries as we all get through this, so running from the UK as a whole to anywhere in Canada or Australia makes no sense.

Yes, it's possible for people to leave rough and/or hard hit areas of the UK and end up in more orderly and economically healthy places in Australia and Canada, but why assume the scale of living conditions is any different?

Some of the factors to do with saving and job skills might travel with a person, putting them in the same place elsewhere. Australia and Canada have their rough places and are suffering the economic downturn, and in some places, feeling it a lot.

So it's more a matter of looking at what's going on exactly where you are, and what it will really be like exactly where you're going. Not the dream vision of a mythic "Canada" or "Australia."

But there are benefits to living in Canada and Australia, and in the UK. It's all in personal circumstances and desires.

Bev

Brisben

I agree mate, work everywhere if you really want it. Not always the work you want but there is work in general.

Mary1967UK

I applied for loads of jobs when i returned back in December and ending up being offered 5 jobs, one of which i accepted. I even had interviews that i couldn't attend because they clashed with other interviews. Don't get me wrong, actually looking and applying for jobs was like a full time job in itself, but if you put the work in, which I did, there are jobs to be found.

Mummy in the foothills

Agreed, if you are willing to go out of your narrow ideas of what you should do theres work.
California is hit really bad, we are over 10% unemployment now and that doesn't count people who have fallen off the rolls due to their unemployment expiring, or those who have taken low pay part time just to get some money coming in. Middle class families falling behind on the house payment and loosing the house is in everywhere including my neighborhood.
At least there is a better back up system if you live in the UK, here you get to live in your car (if it isn't repo'ed)or a tent under the freeway (till the cops come and move everyone on)
UK is still tops in my book

australianinleicester

No it is not bollocks, you are not here, you don't know. Britain is in crisis, thousands of british workers are losing their jobs every day with little prospect for many of finding another, there are dozens of applicants for every job, if you lose your job and expect to live off your savings then think again, interest rates practically nil on savings. If you are single and have no children then you are expected to live on £64 week job seekers allowance and thats it.

House repossessions are running at record levels, government borrowing is also running at record levels due to massive uncontrolled spending and a spiralling welfare bill, leaving this country with a massive tax burden which will last well beyond our life time. Several European leaders have now openly criticized the running of our economy by the current government, it is that bad.

Tens of thousands of immigrants are pouring into the UK and before you start shouting about racism, they are not here to fill skill shortages, how can they be, there are 1000's of skilled people now unemployed, many immigrants are illegal who our weak government is either unable or unwilling to expel so the good old British Tax Payer funds their living costs and health care. Also many eastern Europeans who can come here legally, they openly admit that they are here for Tax credits, they can even claim for children who aren't even living in the UK.

Many parts of the UK are now a picture of urban decay, so many places rundown, no respect by large members of our communities of their surroundings, each other and their property, the government is now openly bracing itself for a crimewave across the country.

The economy is not expected to show signs of recovery until 2010, by then it will be too late for the estimated tens of thousands of businesses that will close their doors.

If it is so great here then why are you in Canada?

Do not make comment on somewhere you are not.

Tr1boy

So we can expect not to see you making any comment in the godzone then?

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elfman

morons always ask that

brits1

Oh nice one.........I have seen ruder car stickers about leaving Aus if you don't like it...mind you that might just be in W.A

Sue

Please lets not let this thread descend into a name calling fest can we. Be mindful we all have different views, and be respectful of those views, there is no need for personal comments.

Thanks

kporte

It has become somewhat nasty after being moved into mbttuk.
It could be the barbie thread has a valid point.