Originally Posted by Pollyana

But its ok to expect the govt to care about those who emigrated to the US and Europe?

Speaking as an expat who is paying NI, and but for COVID would now be wrapping things up and returning to the UK permanently,

Originally Posted by Pollyana

But its ok to expect the govt to care about those who emigrated to the US and Europe?

Originally Posted by Pollyana

Speaking as an expat who is paying NI, and but for COVID would now be wrapping things up and returning to the UK permanently,

Originally Posted by dbd33

I sympathize with that but this government has maltreated so many people that it's difficult to know which victims most deserve support.

Originally Posted by Atlantic Xpat

True, but:

1. Boris isn't going to read this thread so it's really just a bunch of expats venting. Go with it.
2. My mum is a lifelong tory voter but ain't going to vote for them again if I can't come over to for her 80th birthday in September.
3. See point 1. Again.

:-)

Originally Posted by Tumbling_Dice

Boris, however, seems to be someone who wanted to become Prime Minister, rather than be Prime Minister, given the way he "governs". He seems bored and put upon with it all. He may be reading these forums to see where he can go. Can you imagine his first post?

Originally Posted by BristolUK

My partner and I are considering moving to Canada. We have one child and another on the way. I also have other children but I don't know how many.

I'd like to move away from the UK because some fool has been mucking everything up for everyone here.

I'm sure Canada is a good place to raise my kids, though not all of them of course since I don't know where they are, so just these two.

I have some experience of North America so Canada wouldn't come as a complete surprise but I'm looking for suggestions as to where to live. Money is no object but I wouldn't mind a nice job. I've heard there may be a position coming up soon that would be very suitable for me. What is the Sussex Drive neighbourhood like?

Originally Posted by Former Lancastrian

Dear Boris
I am not trying to be confrontational by writing this letter but is your shoe size bigger than your IQ?
I see you have just decided that US citizens/permanent residents of the US who have been fully vaccinated can now visit the UK without the need for quarantining on arrival in the UK.

Perhaps you are unaware that there are thousands of UK citizens who live, work and study in Canada and who are fully vaccinated but if they were to return to the UK then they would need to quarantine. It may have also escaped your attention that Canada has a larger percentage of residents fully vaccinated than the USA and I believe until yesterday than the UK itself. So what have we expats in Canada done wrong that you find the necessity that we need to quarantine if travelling back to the UK?

Signed very angry expats across all of Canada.

Originally Posted by Jingsamichty

Oh dear, FL. I think it's quite endearing that you think that the UK government ought to give a monkey's about UK citizens that don't live in the UK anymore. It's almost like you've forgotten about Brexit.

Originally Posted by dbd33

Isn't Brexit a demonstration that the UK government also doesn't give a monkey's about UK citizens that do live in the UK?

Originally Posted by dbd33

Isn't Brexit a demonstration that the UK government also doesn't give a monkey's about UK citizens that do live in the UK?

Originally Posted by Siouxie

That would depend on your personal point of view, I'm sure many people believe that Brexit demonstrates that the UK Govt cares a lot more about UK citizens than filling the fat pockets of euro mp's etc.

Originally Posted by Siouxie

That would depend on your personal point of view, I'm sure many people believe that Brexit demonstrates that the UK Govt cares a lot more about UK citizens than filling the fat pockets of euro mp's etc.

Originally Posted by DaveLovesDee

I'm sure many people believe that the pockets of Euro MPs were being lined, because the likes of the Daily Mail were telling many people that this was what was happening....

The current gross wage for an MEP is €8,995.39 a month, which works out to €107,944.68 per year. At todays rate on XE.com, that's £92,271.94 a year. A UK MP gets £81,932 a year.

The UK had 73 MEPs, most of whom attended meetings and served the UK's interests well. Others, from one particular UK political party in particular, didn't. But you didn't see that reported.

Originally Posted by dbd33

Isn't Brexit a demonstration that the UK government also doesn't give a monkey's about UK citizens that do live in the UK?