Agony over decision to come back to UK
#1
Agony over decision to come back to UK
Hi guys
I have been planning to come back to the UK for some time and was happy with the idea of coming back and being close to my family.
However since the CV19 situation I have been felling uneasy about coming back.
From the media coverage I have seen it seems the fundamental freedoms I remember are under attack, the economy and opportunities are taking a battering, I also worry I might not be able to find work in the UK although I have savings so I can manage for a while.
Am I right to question the future and potential for a fresh start in the UK, am I the only one with reservations about the future in the UK?
I have been planning to come back to the UK for some time and was happy with the idea of coming back and being close to my family.
However since the CV19 situation I have been felling uneasy about coming back.
From the media coverage I have seen it seems the fundamental freedoms I remember are under attack, the economy and opportunities are taking a battering, I also worry I might not be able to find work in the UK although I have savings so I can manage for a while.
Am I right to question the future and potential for a fresh start in the UK, am I the only one with reservations about the future in the UK?
#2
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Re: Agony over decision to come back to UK
Hi guys
I have been planning to come back to the UK for some time and was happy with the idea of coming back and being close to my family.
However since the CV19 situation I have been felling uneasy about coming back.
From the media coverage I have seen it seems the fundamental freedoms I remember are under attack, the economy and opportunities are taking a battering, I also worry I might not be able to find work in the UK although I have savings so I can manage for a while.
Am I right to question the future and potential for a fresh start in the UK, am I the only one with reservations about the future in the UK?
I have been planning to come back to the UK for some time and was happy with the idea of coming back and being close to my family.
However since the CV19 situation I have been felling uneasy about coming back.
From the media coverage I have seen it seems the fundamental freedoms I remember are under attack, the economy and opportunities are taking a battering, I also worry I might not be able to find work in the UK although I have savings so I can manage for a while.
Am I right to question the future and potential for a fresh start in the UK, am I the only one with reservations about the future in the UK?
#3
Re: Agony over decision to come back to UK
I miss my family, my dad died after a short illness last year in the UK, my mum has poor health and I do not want to lose her and regret not seeing her again.
I guess in some ways my head says stay in Aus, my heart says UK.
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Re: Agony over decision to come back to UK
That is a very good point, The company I work for (part time, casual) just made 40% of the support staff redundant and I work in a very volatile industry in WA.
I miss my family, my dad died after a short illness last year in the UK, my mum has poor health and I do not want to lose her and regret not seeing her again.
I guess in some ways my head says stay in Aus, my heart says UK.
I miss my family, my dad died after a short illness last year in the UK, my mum has poor health and I do not want to lose her and regret not seeing her again.
I guess in some ways my head says stay in Aus, my heart says UK.
#5
Re: Agony over decision to come back to UK
Being an expat is never easy, nor being thousands of miles from family, but throwing away what you have in times of economic chaos, when the chances are that moving will make things worse, isn't a particularly wise decision.
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Re: Agony over decision to come back to UK
What fundamental freedoms are under attack?
Think you are reading the Daily Mail too much.
#8
Re: Agony over decision to come back to UK
I think that's what she was saying "work it out" i.e. using your head, not making life-altering decisions purely based on emotions and tabloid headlines.
#9
Re: Agony over decision to come back to UK
Hi guys
I have been planning to come back to the UK for some time and was happy with the idea of coming back and being close to my family.
However since the CV19 situation I have been felling uneasy about coming back.
From the media coverage I have seen it seems the fundamental freedoms I remember are under attack, the economy and opportunities are taking a battering, I also worry I might not be able to find work in the UK although I have savings so I can manage for a while.
Am I right to question the future and potential for a fresh start in the UK, am I the only one with reservations about the future in the UK?
I have been planning to come back to the UK for some time and was happy with the idea of coming back and being close to my family.
However since the CV19 situation I have been felling uneasy about coming back.
From the media coverage I have seen it seems the fundamental freedoms I remember are under attack, the economy and opportunities are taking a battering, I also worry I might not be able to find work in the UK although I have savings so I can manage for a while.
Am I right to question the future and potential for a fresh start in the UK, am I the only one with reservations about the future in the UK?
No. You are not the only one with reservations.
I am now applying a watch & wait approach. I had hoped for a perm UK return this time next year. That is off the cards for now. Instead I am looking to how our NZ life can be somehow improved or perhaps I mean enriched. I wish to be closer to the people we love in the UK but we also need to consider the stable base we have here in NZ. I know a couple just returned to the UK from NZ and with the Covid thing they are really stuck right now.
I realise your Mum is in poor health but see if you can bring your mind to wait a while . See how things settle.
Last edited by BEVS; May 28th 2020 at 11:06 pm.
#11
Re: Agony over decision to come back to UK
Restrictions are in place world wide, including in Australia. How long for, nobody knows. In the U.K., they are starting to ease. In England, all shops can open in a couple of weeks, pubs and restaurants probably end of the month. Jobs, well, Australia had a slightly higher unemployment rate than the U.K. prior to the virus and it is looking like that will be the car post virus, with U.K. estimated it will be about 9.5 and Australia about 10
#14
Re: Agony over decision to come back to UK
Just general freedoms such as the freedom to associate, freedom to travel, being able to work and operate a business without the government breathing down your neck, with added rules and red tape.
From what I am seeing coming out of the UK it is concerning how civil liberties are being undermined by this pandemic and we are being told this is the "new normal" and things wont return to any kind of normality until a vaccine.
The Track and Trace seem Orwellian too with sweeping government powers to detain / lock-down people suspected of having come into contact with CV19 with no probable cause or right to appeal.
It seems there is an apathy among the general population around what this means to human rights going forward.
Hard fought freedoms lost in the name of a public health crisis I suspect we have lost forever without another fight to get the back once the crisis has passed.
From what I am seeing coming out of the UK it is concerning how civil liberties are being undermined by this pandemic and we are being told this is the "new normal" and things wont return to any kind of normality until a vaccine.
The Track and Trace seem Orwellian too with sweeping government powers to detain / lock-down people suspected of having come into contact with CV19 with no probable cause or right to appeal.
It seems there is an apathy among the general population around what this means to human rights going forward.
Hard fought freedoms lost in the name of a public health crisis I suspect we have lost forever without another fight to get the back once the crisis has passed.
#15
Re: Agony over decision to come back to UK
Just general freedoms such as the freedom to associate, freedom to travel, being able to work and operate a business without the government breathing down your neck, with added rules and red tape.
From what I am seeing coming out of the UK it is concerning how civil liberties are being undermined by this pandemic and we are being told this is the "new normal" and things wont return to any kind of normality until a vaccine.
The Track and Trace seem Orwellian too with sweeping government powers to detain / lock-down people suspected of having come into contact with CV19 with no probable cause or right to appeal.
It seems there is an apathy among the general population around what this means to human rights going forward.
Hard fought freedoms lost in the name of a public health crisis I suspect we have lost forever without another fight to get the back once the crisis has passed.
From what I am seeing coming out of the UK it is concerning how civil liberties are being undermined by this pandemic and we are being told this is the "new normal" and things wont return to any kind of normality until a vaccine.
The Track and Trace seem Orwellian too with sweeping government powers to detain / lock-down people suspected of having come into contact with CV19 with no probable cause or right to appeal.
It seems there is an apathy among the general population around what this means to human rights going forward.
Hard fought freedoms lost in the name of a public health crisis I suspect we have lost forever without another fight to get the back once the crisis has passed.