TV news recently reported the biggest amount of UK residents are leaving the UK for reasons that the UK basically is going from bad to worse.
 
1. Yob culture, with knife attacks as well as death shootings around the UK are constantly reported with British news so dominated by reports of binge drinking and anti-social behaviour, of hooligans, drug addicts, paedophiles and criminals.
 
2. Loutish and wild behaviour on our streets have all contributed to the many unpleasant issues in our society. But the Government has totally failed in addressing the problems or having any control regarding the situation.
 
3. Laws and sentencing is also at its lowest ebb in so much as it has in many cases become a farce which results in encouraging many more minor crimes as the fear of being caught is practically nil.
 
4. The multicultural society has eroded any mark of distinction to be True English born and bred from generations past.
 
5. Transport and the road system at full capacity, with expensive congestion charges and rising road duty taxes being introduced throughout the country.
 
6. Now we are going through MP related confusion.... of cut our carbon emissions to get us to use less and on the other hand build another runway at Stansted and another terminal at Heathrow to increase plane traffic, contradictory double standards of confusion making no sense.
 
7. Taxation at a very high level and the overkill in growing indirect taxation is a scandal. Everywhere,

1) Income tax is up
2) Interest Rates on mortgage are up
3) VAT is up
4) Petrol price is up
5) MOT up
6) Food prices up
7) Council tax is up
8) Car tax is up

8. The government are slowly bleeding the middle class and poor dry with cunning methods of taxation and at the same time many politicians have been taking advantage of their privileged position by helping themselves to taxpayer’s money.
 
9. We are and have been for many years still being constantly ripped off on so many things we have to pay for including our basic services, most being dearer than many other European member states.
 
10. More and more are receiving more and more benefits at an increasing cost to those in work.
 
11, The UK is slowly becoming less friendly, and more and more are prepared to take advantage of you.
 
12. Our world ranking is slipping down the list as many who travel, has seen other countries have grown past our good times of the past, to have a better advantage over us now in several areas.
 
13. We produce so much less now, and are at the mercy of others for many basic requirements; including Gas and Electricity.
Householders could be paying £400 more a year for their gas and electricity this winter, according to senior industry sources.
 
14. The relentless strive in life to have a constantly profit motivated society that must increase year on year, has now reach monumental heights, with profits by several companies running into Billions, off the backs of most of us.
 
15. The weather now has become a factor against the UK as well, as we have all lived through big weather changes in the last 5 years....from possible drought conditions 5 years ago to too much water in recent years with the damaging result to thousands of homes.
 
16. The cost of living rising at a scary rate, frightening forecasts of escalating inflation and house prices out of reaches to so many.
 
17. Many, especially the more elderly, are driven by a sense that the country is going to the dogs.
 
Recent Reports:
 
The governor of the Bank of England warned on Tuesday (17/11/2008) that inflation would top 4% this year.
 
Chancellor Alistair Darling has said that there is "no doubt" the UK economy is slowing and has warned ... It could even herald a return to the high level of inflation experienced in the 1970s and 1980s, he said.
 
Energy bills could go up by 40% rising from £1,050 on average to almost £1,500.  Household energy bills could increase by as much as 40% this winter, the BBC has learned.
 
The increases could mean households paying £400 more a year on average for their gas and electricity, senior industry sources have said.
 
Unemployment in the UK rose by 38,000 to 1.64 million in the three months to April, the Office for National Statistics has said.
 
That increased the unemployment rate to 5.3% from the previous rate of 5.2%.
 
The number claiming unemployment benefit rose by 9,000 in May to 819,300, the fourth consecutive rise.
 
The rate of increase of average earnings slowed to 3.8% between February and April, down from 4%. Analysts had been expecting a rise.
 
If things continue for another 20 years in the same way the past 20 years have gone, a lot more Brits will no doubt struggle even more and consider leaving these shores for a better and maybe fairer life.
 
As Spain and France become more expensive, many more British are moving eastwards to Cyprus.
 
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