THE DAILY TELEGRAPH: A majority of middle-class families want to leave Britain because it no longer offers them an adequate quality of life, a new survey has concluded.
Researchers found almost two in three families wanted to emigrate overseas because of the poor weather, rude locals and a celebrity-obsessed culture.
Families say they also want to escape the economic downturn, expensive housing and the “loss of community spirit and neighbourliness” in British society.
The survey, conducted by the University of Huddersfield, also found most wanted a new, more relaxed life in a community with a more optimistic “can do” attitude.
Despite celebrating a year when British national pride is arguably at its highest, families admitted they wanted their “children to grow up in a country with a stronger sense of community than they believe exists in the UK”.
Australia was the first country of choice, with almost one in three wanting to move Down Under, followed by the United States, New Zealand, Canada and a host of European countries such as Spain, France and Italy. » | Andrew Hough | Thursday, November 01, 2012
