The UK seems incapable of solving its own issues, and things are set to get worse

There’s a tendency for articles from The Guardian to be shared here; here’s something from the Telegraph instead.

While I agree with some aspects of this opinion piece there are some segments that irk me. So it goes.

  • charlytune
    451·
    1 year ago

    Why the hell did I go into the comments on a Telegraph article… White flight wtf…

    I am just under 50 and I would love to leave the UK for another country, but I don’t have the resources to do so. I don’t have a profession or skillset that is in demand in another country, I don’t really speak another language (GCSE French and a bit of Duolingo Spanish). I don’t own property I can sell for a chunk of funds. And I have an elderly mother I’m semi responsible for and wouldn’t want to leave.

    Emigration is something of a privilege. The people who are suffering most under the social and economic conditions created by years of austerity and aggressive neoliberalism aren’t generally going to be the ones who can move elsewhere. I suspect a lot of the people who can and will leave are the ones who voted for this shit show in the first place. Twats.

    • frazorth
      121·
      1 year ago

      I suspect a lot of the people who can and will leave are the ones who voted for this shit show in the first place.

      Unlikely.

      The people who are under 50 and moving are certainly not going to have voted for this.

      The rich who voted for this are mostly insulated from the mess so if they are here it’s because they have already chosen to be here, and the poor who voted for this couldn’t afford to move countries.

      The under-50 who are mobile enough to move are more likely to be liberal.

    • C4d@lemmy.worldOPEnglish
      9·
      1 year ago

      One does not simply… go into the comments section of the Telegraph.

      Empathise with the rest of your post; not everyone is in a position to drop everything and go.

    • tiredofsametab@kbin.social
      4·
      1 year ago

      Also, depending upon the country, age can cause you more issues. In Japan, for example, using the point system to apply for permanent residency is possible, but certain points become unavailable or more difficult with age.