ozzieeagle

You anywhere near Bonsal grayling, I thought of you when i was there

If you are, I bet you know one of my cousins.

Hutch

Christ, the albatross is back.

After all, life's soooooooooooooooooooooo much rosier in the UK, isn't it.

http://www.theherald.co.uk/news/43821.html
http://www.cambridge-news.co.uk/news...a4f5af4ff9.lpf
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/4070112.stm
http://www.socialistworker.co.uk/art...rticle_id=7000
http://www.management-issues.com/dis...search&id=2344
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main...29/ixhome.html
http://www.politics.co.uk/press-releases/public-and-commercial-services-union-prison-service-loses-appeal-against-2504-equal-pay-cases-$15013346.htm
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main...28/ixhome.html
http://www.menshealth.co.uk/news/story.phtml?id=2064

etc etc etc ...

Two minutes with Google and I can produce way more horror stories about this country. And that's two minutes of my life that you've stolen from me because you're such an anal, unrelentingly dingy no-life.

John

Yes I did, and I totally agree with what you say. It's a predicament for both the UK and Aus - IMO it's a time bomb ticking away that needs to be resolved before it's too late. But what to do? Hell, I don't know. All I can tell you is that I’m working my socks off working every hour god sends to earn some sterling before emigrating to Aus to be with family. I know that I will be OK financially as I have done extensive research into the job market/prospects/earnings of my profession and looking into cost of living/taxes/medicare bills etc. That doesn't mean to say I don't worry about what the future holds, I do, but everyone has there own reasons for emigrating. Mine are for personal rather than financial reasons, and it's good job as well, ain't it! Phew, someone fetch me a beer

bridiej

Same here, we would be really well off if we stayed in the Uk, Malc would become an electrician and rake in the cash, we could pay our £50K mortgage off and be mortgage free, have a couple of kids etc.

Hopefully we'll be in a similar position in Oz as we wont have much mortgage due to the equity in our house BUT even if we had £10 in our pockets we'd still go as sometimes there's just more to life than money....

Grayling

About 3 miles away.

I wish I had known when you were over.

Did you visit?

G

Centurion

I'd agree to this. There is more to life than money at this moment for us. However, thats not to say that our children will feel the same way and may well want to work in Europe. The fact they will have an EU passport, courtesy of Mum and Dad, will give them the choice. Not many people have that.

Then again thats 18 years on from now and who knows what the state of the UK or indeed Australia will be. Again - they get to choose. Lucky them!

Soi Oz

So how do you explain all the happy people here then? Besides, young Aussies have been going to Europe and the US to further their careers for decades, me included. Most of them come back.

Then there's this:

http://www.housepricecrash.co.uk/for...howtopic=12956

Which kinda makes a mess of your argument.

RReed

For some there are more important things than earning lots of money. As for kids moving back to the UK - so what? They will have both Australian and British citizenship which will give them extra choice in terms of where they live.
Rachel

Megalania

Had enough thanks - going home:

"NEWS Corporation deputy chief operating officer Lachlan Murdoch has resigned his position as one of the world's most powerful media executives and will move from New York to Australia.
...
'I look forward to returning home to Australia with my wife, Sarah, and son, Kalan, in the very near future.'"

Lachlan Murdoch quits

Quokka

This is utter bollox!

Speaking from experience of trying twice to return to the UK to live and having to return to Aus. to make a decent living to bring up my kids, trades people, engineering people, and all sorts of other skilled people are doing very well here.

I love England, but the quality of life in return for your labour is streets ahead here.

mr mover

Excellent link, best stuff i,ve read in years, if it was,nt so true .... mm

aussie73

What about Lachlan Murdochs decision to leave New York and return home to Sydney to live and to bring up his family even though it means giving up his chance of controling the Newscorp Empire. With his money he could live anywhere in the world but thinks OZ is the best place to live. Explain that one Eatstatic.

worzel

I was at a family BBQ on Saturday at which 2 young Aussies were present. They are here for a few years to rake in the cash, they like the UK as a base to tour Europe but they have no doubts they will return to Australia in the next year or two for quality of life. That says it all for me.

mumomonty

That makes NZ look good -; NOT - because most of the kiwis leave here to earn more in Oz!

Sunlover

You're kidding right ?? I've lived in 5 different countries and I have NEVER spent as much time in the office as I do in Oz.

Over the past three weeks I have not left work once before 10.30pm. My husband works similarly insane hours - we barely see each other during the week and usually bring work home over the weekend as well.

We earn good money but our quality of life is debatable.