Starmer’s future hangs in balance after Burnham’s Makerfield election win

[Yasser76]

I am thinking of retiring to the villages in the UK, alot lot cheaper than the main cities, though the weather is not as nice as Italy or Spain.

Pros and cons there depending on where you retire. I did consider this, SE still expensive, looked at Cornwall and Devon too but Daughter is working in London so a bit far off. Even moving to Spain or Italy you can live in luxury, low cost of energy and groceries, pool, and I can visit daughter and family via a 90 minute Easyjet flight for £100.

See how tempting it is to leave?

 

[Yasser76]

What is the UK’s future economic competitiveness actually based on? It doesn’t innovate enough or create billion dollar new industries the way the US does. Past wealth can only carry you so far. At this rate, the UK seems headed for lower living standards, and politicians will end up looking for new scapegoats to keep the public angry at someone else.

Oh do f**k off Paj. India right now would be falling over themselves to join Tempest fighter project and ask for "Phull technalagy transfaaar saaaar!"

The UK may have issues, but lets not kid ourselves, when it comes to tech, innovation and skills it is far far far ahead of India

 

[Ali_Baba]

Pros and cons there depending on where you retire. I did consider this, SE still expensive, looked at Cornwall and Devon too but Daughter is working in London so a bit far off. Even moving to Spain or Italy you can live in luxury, low cost of energy and groceries, pool, and I can visit daughter and family via a 90 minute Easyjet flight for £100.

See how tempting it is to leave?

Having spent a lot of time living as an expat in mainland Europe, it being a local language wise is quite isolating esp given our complexions aswell. It sounds good, reality is a bit different etc.

Good luck if you do, the weather is a lot better!

 

[Yasser76]

Having spent a lot of time living as an expat in mainland Europe, it being a local language wise is quite isolating esp given our complexions aswell. It sounds good, reality is a bit different etc.

Good luck if you do, the weather is a lot better!

Yes, my wife is fluent in Italian and Spanish, she did warn me of this too. I just think its a price worth paying rather then growing old in the UK now. I did not used to think like this, but country has changed, or maybe thats what everyone thinks whenever they get to a certain age?

 

[harpy1]

I am thinking of retiring to the villages in the UK, alot lot cheaper than the main cities, though the weather is not as nice as Italy or Spain.

I was thinking the same finishing my rat race banking career selling my detached boys moved out..

But I'm concerned about the racial divide will I actually settle now will I be accepted in the local village pub

Tbf I on my national trust days out I'm.fine people are great on the countryside..
But then I see the demos the day time TV shows on race quotes from. Reform and restore and think Ammi better where I am in mixed community

But I love the English countryside and the history and need slower simpler life

Punjab maybe ?
Nah can't manage more than three weeks tbh

God I hope I don't get deported by farage and co