nun

The first paragraph of the Mail article sounds like it comes from the "National Socialist Chronicle". I had a shower after reading it, but I agree with the sentiment of the concluding paragraphs. However, there are still a lot of sentences in there that have the smell of the jack boot about them.

Sally Redux

the tide of the thousands of foreign murderers, rapists and thieves who freely walk our streets

calliope

I've been looking at this and it's going to get challenged for sure. UN human rights say you have a right to return to your homeland and not be put into exile and I don't see how the British government can subscribe to these principles while making their own citizens get divorced if they want to return.

nun

Politicians can, and will, do anything if they think it will win them votes

calliope

They can try, but they can be challenged.

nun

Yep just insert your bogeyman adjective of choice for "foreigner". It works for anything

the tide of the thousands of curly haired murderers, rapists and thieves who freely walk our streets.

I admire the scope of the Mail's bigotry, at least the Nazis were more specific.

nun

Well I would say the ballot box is the only avenue to change things, but I don't hold out much chance of repeal under Labour. The courts won't change a thing, certainly not international courts.

Sally Redux

the tide of the thousands of one-legged murderers, rapists and thieves who freely hop our streets

calliope

I agree about Labour, they proved that 1997-2010. But an individual could challenge the government, or a group of them.

Bob

Going to take a lot of money...or a lot of bad press and as it seems that people in the UK don't seem to understand these changes, or more likely they don't care because it doesn't affect them, it's unlikely, because there's not much one can do when one isn't in the country.

Deb568

Try a site like belgium.angloinfo.com. It's a good starting place, at least. But it doesn't really matter where you move to in the EU or EEA as long as you start there, with your foreign born spouse, work for a year and then just come back to Britain, - oh yes, apply for an EEA family permit first AND remember to get your foreign born spouse to get their residency card/permit once they get here - under EU rules rather than British immigration rules.

Belgium looks okay. Personally I would rather live somewhere like Sweden, Denmark or Norway. One may as well live in comfort if one is going into temporary exile in order to be able to afford to come back to the UK. In any event, they all have excellent TV shows (e.g. The Bridge, The Killing, Wallander, that other political one, the name escapes me just now) - it would be nice to understand them in their native tongues :-)

Deb568

There's plenty people abroad can do. Move first to Europe and come back under EU rules. No fees for the Home Office , no income or asset tests, and serve them right. I think they have a cheek, applying tests to British citizens that wouldn't be allowed by the EU to be applied to any other European citizen, including any British people who live in Europe.

It's not necessary to go to a non English speaking country first, though I can think of several I would love to live in for a year or two. Ireland will do. A pesky matter of very little work over there though. At least in places like Germany, Norway Sweden and the like, there probably are work opportunities for skilled English speaking people who are prepared to learn the local language.

Bob

I was talking with regards to mounting a legal case to challenge this.

Heading back to the UK, via the EU, which is viable, would take to long for anyone to get to the UK to challenge this ruling to make much difference as it'll all be forgotten about in a years time.

guyb

the tide of the thousands of miming murderers, rapists and thieves who freely pretend to walk against the wind and get stuck in glass boxes in our streets

BristolUK

How caring of you.

That just about sums you up.