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High percentage of Brits want ban on EU migrants
Following official figures showing more UK citizens emigrating than ever before, a new poll claims that 79 per cent of respondents want a ban on migrants from the EU. The Daily Express opinion poll, conducted earlier this week, was commissioned by ‘Get Britain out of the EU’, a campaign group dedicated to forcing Britain to leave the...
Survey shows a quarter of UK millionaires planning emigration
A recent survey has revealed that 22 per cent of Britain’s super-rich are planning to move overseas. Research conducted by Lloyds TSB International indicates that the number of millionaires considering a move abroad has risen from 19 per cent to 22 per cent over the past year. The news comes as figures released by the Office of National...
UK pension law changes may affect future expat retirees
Two upcoming changes to UK pension law may seriously affect Britons nearing retirement and planning a permanent getaway as well as expats already living overseas. From April 2017, the weekly UK pension will rise to £144, but in order to receive the full amount, retirees must have worked in the UK and paid National Insurance contributions...
Romania strikes back over stereotyped misrepresentation of migrants
As the debate over immigration rumbles on in the UK, Romania is hitting back over accusations of scroungers, scam artists and other undesirables queuing to get into Britain at the first opportunity. In an aggrieved response to what it sees as scaremongering in the UK Media over the possible increase in Romanian migrants after the lifting...
UK the most popular EU country for migrants
Recently released statistics show that the UK is the most popular European Union destination for migrants, with over half a million arriving during 2010. The Eurostat report will have come as no surprise to Londoners and residents in many cities and towns in the northern parts of England, as their communities have borne the brunt of...
Sarkozy latest wealthy Frenchman planning emigration to evade rich tax
Following in the footsteps of other high profile millionaires, Nicolas Sarkozy, the former French president, has been planning to emigrate to the UK and set up a £800 million equity fund. Sarkozy and his third wife Carla Bruni-Sarkozy’s plans to leave were discovered during a raid on their Paris mansion last year by fraud police...
Survey finds 79 percent of UK migrants wont return
A poll conducted at the end of 2012 attracted 1,168 British expat respondents, almost 80 per cent of whom said they had no intention of ever returning to the UK. The online survey by Freshminds on behalf of Lloyds TSB International questioned UK expats living in the Channel Islands, the Isle of Man, the USA, UAE, Switzerland, Spain, New...
Expat petition pushes for designated MPs for Brits abroad
Inspired by a French government initiative which created a constituency of Northern Europe with 11 MPs charged with representing expat interests, a UK expat petition is demanding the same. Peter Johnson, a retired police officer with experience of expat life in France, Malta, Germany and his present country of residence, Spain, has...
Increased emigration linked to poor UK job prospects
The recent trend towards emigration in the UK and Ireland may be linked to the continuing recession and its effect on local job prospects. Changing migrant demographics show that university graduates and those on the lower rungs of the career ladder are packing up and heading overseas at higher numbers than older professionals and...
Newlywed US astrophysics graduate falls foul of Scottish immigration laws
A newly-married couple who met and fell in love at prestigious St Andrew’s University are being forced to leave the UK against their wishes due to Scotland’s harsh immigration laws. American Daniel Whitely is an astrophysics graduate from St Andrews, with his new wife, UK citizen Jenny, a graduate in management studies. The pair were...
