People Under 50 Should Quit The UK Says Economist 

THE BRITS STILL DON´T REALISE WHAT A STATE OF DECLINE THEIR COUNTRY IS IN !!

I had to leave the UK 15 years ago when I was 50 as I had been made redundant and could not find work...After interview after interview the message I was getting at that time was I was maybe a little "too old". I went to Indonesia and found work and after a year was promoted and soon promoted again. Suddenly I had value again. I was head hunted and moved to Vietnam...I had a dream job and a very nice salary. I had respect and my age suddenly was not a problem...rather it was a benefit to the community and the people. I was living the dream. Last year I was diagnosed with a serious heart condition and and the cardiologists in Vietnam decided it was too dangerous for me to work anymore. I could not get a work permit anymore and had to return to the UK. Since my return I have been treated like I am a disease or crap on the sole of people's shoes. This is one hell of a depressing country. I can afford nothing and I have zero value again...gone full circle. If it wasn't for my RU-vid channel and my efforts to raise money for heart research, I would be just sitting here waiting to die...young people need to get out as soon as possible in my opinion

I left the UK, nearly 20yrs ago. I could see where the UK was going back then. You're right. People in the UK have no idea how much better the standard of living is in other parts of the EU for instance. More cohesion, respect of the community, better opportunities and a higher standard of living. It's a real eye opener when you move, but for the better. When I return to the UK it looks pitiful, and worse yr upon yr. It's a shame how the UK has gone.

I lived in the US,U.K. and The Netherlands. All countries have pros and cons. What I’m mostly worried about in the U.K. at the moment is that essential services are insufficient. There are cases of people waiting days for an ambulance or people dying in A&E corridors. NHS waiting lists of 7.5 million people. Unsafe roads riddled with potholes. Dirty water dumped straight into rivers and seas. Crumbling government buildings including schools and hospitals. Unstable government and polarised electorate. Worst thing is that the steps to turn the page for the U.K. have not even been taken. The government seem to have lost control and are just waiting to get voted out and be relieved from their misery.

Building economies based on house prices and linked consumption instead of innovation and industry is one of the key problems.

Mass corruption within the government both local and national is the problem.

I had to laugh when Sam suggested going to the US. If you are not part of the top 10% of earners in the US then you are living paycheck-to-paycheck. One long hospital stay and you are financially ruined and forget about buying a house. I moved to Ecuador from California years ago and it has worked great for me.

Im a 48yr old Malaysian and used to study in Leicester, UK 24 years ago.. almost immigrated to the UK.. but decided to return home. Never regretted the choice I made then.. 😊🇲🇾 the grass has a greener pasture here.

"The envy of the world"!! The UK is fast becoming a joke.

You can’t fix fundamental problems in the economy with monetary policies We’ve deindustrialised and de-skilled

People over 50 should leave as well. This country has become a total Tory cesspit.

I’m 73 years old and stuck here. I work with many colleagues from Poland, Romania, East Timor, Spain, Italy and India. Each one of them has home to go to and have choice. I am an Englishman and stuck in this country. I have worked hard all my life. I still work full time as a multi-skilled engineer and pay my taxes (since 1966). If you are young just do it and move to other more progressive countries. The UK is in its death throes. Good luck and best wishes….

Thing is, there no longer is an incentive to participate in British society, because everything seems so out of reach and the standard of living has drastically reduced and yet we are getting nothing for our taxes. Very sad.

l left the UK in 2021. I was 40. The only regret I have is that I didn't leave when I was younger. Australian hospitals are full of English Doctors and nurses. They all tell me they feel more valued in Aus. They are paid more, and work in nicer environments. Australia has always tended to import a lot of people with the skills that they need. Medical people and teachers have always been at the top of the list. I am not surprised that the UK has a shortage of Doctors and Nurses. They are all here!

Mass immigration = lower wages =higher house prices = less services =more crime, etc, etc.

I lived in the UK from 2008 to 2014. Worked 50h weeks on minimum wage studied to get into higher education and finally did my BA. I had no life. It was just scraping money, commuting, studying - my friends in Germany thought I was an idiot. The quality of life was just so much lower even back then but the BA I wanted didnt exist in Germany so it had to be London. Fast forward to 2019. I went to the UK on a work trip and walked through Hackney where I used to live before. I was now making around 40k Euro for moving the mouse 4 times a day - no commute - going to the sauna at lunch, cheaper food etc. etc. and it dawned on me when speaking to people there that no way anyone could do in 2019 what I did in 2008-2014. The rents had essentially increased by 50% ( 1bedroom flat in E17 was 750£ in 2019 when I checked it was 1150£ and that doesnt even account for inflation ) and salaries for every position I looked at where always around 10-20k lower per year. What happenend in the UK is simply that the older generation sold out the youth. This happend everywhere but nowhere near as bad as in the UK. You live in a society where a fucking single parent barber or plumber whilst doing trips abroad could have bought a house in Zone 2 in 1995 and be a millionaire twice over right now and you guys think there is nothing wrong with that picture.

I’m a Degree qualified Building Services Engineer who at the age of 25 went to work in Dubai in 1975. Since then I have lived and worked on 6 Continents and finally retired, in the Philippines ,at 67. I tried moving back to the UK in 2000 but couldn’t get an interview let alone a job so went abroad again and havent been back to the UK since 2008 and dont Miss the place.

The future of Britain is really dismal, the 70s, 80s and 90s was really the last decades where life in general was enjoyable but since the turn of the millennium the quality of life has been a steady decline and in the past 5 years the decline has been escalating quickly.

Left the UK. Best decision I ever made. And watching the decline of a once great country is disheartening. Great discussion.

He is VERY wrong about Canada. We currently have a housing and affordability crisis with an overabundance of foreign nationals who can't find housing.

The problem is that everyone everywhere wants to move somewhere else to escape problems at home. The question is where is the promised land? There isn't one. What you can do is organise yourself as cleverly as possible to make the most of your own talents and then grasp any opportunities that come your way. That is as good as it is going to get.

To be honest when I visit most city centres in the UK it looks like I'm in a foreign country anyway.

Anyone who can get out of the UK should. I’m advocating my adult children leave and work for themselves. I was born and bred here and I detest it.

For anybody in the UK listening to this. I grew up in the UK. I remembe struggling to make ends meat. It was awful. I never felt safe, the government was always shafting me. I could never find a job. I moved to australia 10 years ago. What a difference. Im on $200k per yearz own a house and can afford to save for my kids future. England is ran by an eliteist few who own everything. They have no desire to help the population. Get out whilst you can

Left UK in 2005, never looked back, best thing I ever did.

The vastly overpopulated United Kingdom is systematically being destroyed economically, environmentally, societally, morally, culturally and ethnically. Absolutely deplorable.

As an American, I can assure you that we are also looking to move abroad. Especially those who are retiring

I am a language teacher and I can tell you, no matter what your age is you can definitely learn a language as an adult . You just need the right method

I'm a young engineer (late 20s) and already plan to move abroad when I have saved up enough. I can live without many of the comforts of modern life, but any sort of independent life is now becoming increasingly possible in the UK. Why struggle for 40years to afford a house, when I can do it in 10? UK pay is also very low for most engineering roles, compared to the rest of the world. It's not only about living costs - we are becoming a uni-party run, authoritarian surveillance state, but without the benefits usually associated with this. Also, the UK is incredibly anti-family at the moment - if I ever have children, they will never go to a state or public school in the UK. Canada, Australia, and New Zealand are off the list though.

Left the UK and migrated to Western Australia with my family. We now live a life that I could have never imagined, a job that pays me twice what I earned in the UK, all my children have been to university and have great jobs they love. we have a large modern home which of course has a pool and a climate in which we can use it. We also live 5 mins from beautiful white sandy beaches.

One of the problems is that these older people are unwilling to step down from the top jobs and top positions in government. They want to keep making more and more money instead of opening up opportunities for the younger generations, even though they have already made enough money to retire happily. It's greed.

The current belief that Britain has been built on immigration is such nonsense. Immigration was minimal until the last 40 years and that actually coincides with our decline as an economic and manufacturing giant. Our wealth was not built by immigrants nor on slavery but by the Industrial Revolution. As for the notion that all we need to do is learn a language and that will open doors...while language skills are necesary they are useless without real in demand skills and we have stopped teaching those in favour of importing cheaper alternatives.

I was 17 when the '08 recession hit (32 now), and I have never known a life in the UK when there wasn't a discussion about how things are falling apart and how our quality of life seems to decline each year. I'd love to move to another country where things might seem a little more hopeful, but I'm surprised no one has mentioned Brexit. Thanks to Brexit, my chances of moving somewhere in the EU are slim. Countries in Asia or the US have strict migration polices. Either way, I do hope to move abroad at some point, I'll just have to ignore the bleak mood of the UK until I do.

It's not until you go abroad that you actually realize just how bad the UK really is. Without anything to compare it to, you think it's not so bad. When I was in Mexico with my gf (that's where she comes from) I couldn't comprehend how cheap the food, alcohol, petrol, cost of energy bills, cost of living, was. You could literally buy food for less than £1 on the street. It was like going forward in time to the distant future. When I showed her show much petrol costs in the UK (and converted it to pesos for her to understand) she flat out refused to believe me. It wasn't until she arrived in the UK and saw everyone driving silly little hatchbacks to try and save on fuel costs that she believed what I was saying was true.

Groucho Marks said "Go West Young man go West" a hundred years ago. Today he would say go East, the future is in Asia, the west is in massive decline.

We are all buggered....everybody under the age of 100 should leave

i absolutely agree, unless you come from a wealthy family, you will not get anywhere here, the older generations have all the wealth and you wont even be able to buy a house

Lived in Gibraltar and Spain before moving back to the UK and can tell you that everywhere has its problems. It’s down to the individual to make change for the better.

I'm 41, if I had the opportunity I'd get out of here as fast as I possibly could. The UK is a dumping ground and it's getting worse year on year. My mum and my sister got out years ago. Unfortunately I'm trapped for the foreseeable future.

Anyone under 30 should definitely go asap.

As a middle-aged man born and bred in a former British Colony and has just moved to the UK for 2 years, I have to admit that the UK has stopped progressing like the other developed countries. If you look at most of the former British colonies, big or small, most of them are better developed than the UK themselves, both socially and economically. The situations in the UK are truly worry and I might advise my children to seriously consider moving away after graduation.

The UK is shagged. I've been away in Aus for 4 years and coming back to this slow moving train wreck has solidified my stance. The state of immigration, brain drain, lack of work, the fact we are polluting our rivers with sewage, country sides full of trash, fly tipping its like no-one cares any more, no-one smiles at one another let alone speaks. What the hell. Makes me angry as I love my family and friends but the quality of life in Aus, even if its a bit expensive, is tenfold here and I'll be back as soon as I can get my next visa!

Zero job security in Britain was what made me leave in the end.

As soon as he suggested Canada he lost all credibility.

Been abroad for 15 years and have a great business. The issue I have with the UK is that if you fall off you aren’t far from living on the street. I lived in lots of countries in those 15 years and found there is always a way to get by that I can’t seem to find back home. I miss the culture a lot and hope to retire to the UK one day but I don’t think the UK is good for the young in regards opportunities.

It's unfortunate that teaching is a min wage profession in the UK. I once considered a 1 year working holiday in London (beautiful city, btw). But I did the maths and the maths told me to stay in Australia. When you pay teachers like McDonald workers, think about what this does to the next generation of children.

My uncle moved his family to the US when I was 11 (now 34) he ended up crawling back to the UK before the pandemic with his hopes and dreams crushed. His daughter also required brain surgery which she has in the UK because they couldn’t afford it in the US. If I had a choice I’d like to live in a hot climate i.e. Thailand, Brazil but with sufficient income to live comfortably.

He UK is going down because the economy is totally infected by rentierism. Every national asset from social housing, north sea oil, to major infrastructure and utilities has been asset stripped and rented back to us at extortionate rates. House price inflation has been insane! We now can't even pay enough tax to keep hobbled public services running. We have no industrial strategy, banks just finance property speculation, and investment banking akin to gambling. There is no desire for them to lend to business as is needed. Venture capital is only set up to get a start up to a size that it can be sold off to a competitor. And investors can take the cash and run, whilst avoiding most taxes. Rather than any strategy to nurture further growth. How many missed opportunities there must have been. The government will not object to any hostile take over. ARM the chip maker being a prime example. It was allowed to be taken over at a rock bottom price just after brexit when the pound fell of a cliff. It was literally the only tech crown jewel of a company in the whole of Europe! The interests of corrupt politicians and Spivs in the City of London will always come first. The few will continue to get rich of the backs of the many. Whilst producing little of value themselves. Eventually when the vast majority are made to be dirt poor. The UK will just be a petty little country with little to offer the world.

I'm an American and have loved the UK forever. But I would find it hard to live there long term. I did live there in the 90's. I found I made a lot less money and my expenses were a lot higher. I could not figure out how people could survive financially. You guys are welcome to come to the US. There is always a way if you don't give up.

I received my U.K. passport 1 week back, getting the citizenship and passport was a 13 year long journey for me but seriously contemplating moving back to India in next 2 years.

Envy of the world...... untill you get here and see the reality for yourself.

It is true that a very large part of the problem is the intergenerational wealth divide, which is basically an apartheid. Most of the over-65s retired in their mid-50s on gold plated pensions, houses all paid off with a second one to let out. Without other countries from which to draw wealth, unlike during the days of empire, the Boomer generation is in effect feeding upon it's own young. The young may think they're going to inherit their way out of poverty but that's wishful thinking in many cases . Any society which sacrifices its own young is doomed to destruction.

I left for Spain in 1997 when I married a Spanish lady. I was 22 years old, no money, no job. Things went well, I'm totally fluent now in Spanish, it's almost as good as my English. My three children are bilingual. I have gone back in the Summer many times, and I love the English countryside. However, I wouldn't live in England for a million pounds. It's a failed state. The cities have been invaded by foreigners, the soul of the nation has been destroyed.

I left in 2021 , about to return. Leaving was an eye opener - we’ve been brought up in the UK with a view like developing countries are somehow beneath us but when I’ve worked in these countries - I see higher standards of living than London ! We need to do better. It also made me appreciate where I grew up in the UK and human rights we have.

I’m 48 and I’ve been considering it very seriously in this last year. Our leaders are giving the nation away.

attacking pensioners again. this demographic paid into the system. they have paid for what they are getting today.

I left the UK 18 years ago. Spent a few years in Scandinavia and finally settled in the USA for last 15 years. I doubled my salary going to Scandinavia compared to UK and whilst the cost of living was not less the standard of public services and housing affordability were much better. On moving to USA my salary was triple what I could get in UK with a very high standard of living with that spending power. I do still like the UK but the pay is atrocious apart from a few select professions.

I've advised my daughter to leave the UK. The future prospects for young British people has been taken from them by Woke ideology and mass immigration. All the points covered in this video are correct. As a 71 year old I feel trapped on a country which no longer resembles the one I was born in and I don't want my daughter to be be subjected to the difficulties and the danger of living in this dystopian version of the UK where indigenous British are now less than second class citizens.

This guy says we have our freedoms is he kidding me you can get locked up for posting on social media if you OFFEND someone's feelings

Well that's cheered me up. I now know as a 57 year old that I am too old to look for work abroad. I already knew that finding work here is hard enough at 57, believe me. I can understand why young people may want to leave Britain and good luck to them if they do, it might even leave a gap in the market for a 57 year old Administrator with 30 years experience!!

I moved to Finland in February and now I have, England feels like 3rd world in places. The public facilities are way better, the welfare system is better, public housing is better and accessible for anyone earning under 100k, the place is way cleaner, it's way less populated, theres a lot more nature, there is nobody sleeping on the street, there is more financial support for entrepreneurs, there is more trust in the government. Honestly, I never wanted to leave because I was making good money in London, but the reality of long commutes on old public transport, the amount of wages that go towards rent and general cost of living, the population density just make it not worth the good pay.

Quality of life in the UK is ok but what makes it miserable here is that there is no real community. People ignore each other. Its a lonely life. Unlike in Canada, America or Australia where people are nicer and friendlier.

Poland is the way doing what the people won't not what corrupt governments and elites won't

Idk why ppl aren’t realizing that this is an international problem. International. We are all facing it everywhere. Lol leave and go where? 😂😂😭

I left UK in 2018 and I never had any regret. Above all now I see what's going on...Good luck to those ones that are stuck there...

Our local council just voted to close 39 libraries and leisure facilities today. We're not stagnating, we're literally going backwards with no hope in sight.

Lived throughout the Gulf states and initially in Italy , to retire I returned to the UK however I’m so pleased that I worked overseas . In the UK we suffer huge taxes , income tax , council tax , VAT , Road Tax, TV Tax , Inheritance Tax , Tax on sale of your house , Tax on interest on your savings , tax on your investments. The return on your tax payments are insignificant we have problems in society or with infrastructure.

Yes he is right there is no future here for younger people. Get out while you can

Not just under 50's. I could see some of the catastrophes coming back in 2008 and left and it is honestly the best move and I'm now 80. I did not see the mass immigration issue which is ruining British society and I didn't see the constant lying of this government. Just do it...

I left the UK when I was 30 because of the conditions in the country. Now I own my own home, none of my UK friends have, and I have a good paid job none of these would have been possible in the UK. Sorry but the UK has a huge issue with social mobility it does not exist.

That's what will happen. The fit and young will flee, and the land that was once Britain will become a different country without natives or with only very few. The people who don't have the means to flee will be subjected to the worst of it.

The government's of most of the developed world have completely disregarded the responsibility they have to the next generation. They have priced them out of the housing market and also have decided to prioritise foreigners in that regard.

The west is done for.

Yep, I saw the writing on the wall in 2008 when the GB government bailed out the banks as thanks for crashing the economy. I moved to the EU where I have a thriving business, excellent healthcare and public services and fantastic quality of life. I do miss home but every time I visit I see such aggression and stagnation. Greed, ignorance and corruption have wrecked the country.

Ten years ago when asked economist Mark Blyth when asked what should people in the U.K. do, he said “leave” Last year, at 68 I left the U.K. permanently.

I feel persecuted for being a human in this country ,absolutely hate it here , I need the money , but if people can do it with little money so can I.

Im 60 and this country has changed beyond recognition,but sadly our quality of life and living standards have declined immeasurably throw in political correctness Wokeism and illegal immigration,that we are powerless to stop,feel sorry for young people going forward

Left 17 years ago. Never looked back.

As a 19yr old, I’ve said this since I was 10. I’m (sadly) looking forwards to leaving.

Look at London and other Cites, Ethnic people already out number British White. Look at some MP's they would never have got to that position if it was not for the Ethnic majority.. the Mayor of London, Just imagine in say another 20 years.. You will have a Ethnic Government running the UK.. They have it all planned out..Will this be a Country that British Whites want to live in, is this what you want for your Children. We the British White will be the second glass Citizen if you choose to stay in the UK..!!

American here. I myself am planning on living outside of the U.S. in a country with a higher standard of living, with a lower cost of living. This is why I got into tech, where I can work remote from anywhere in the world. So when this guy says that it is better in the US, than in the UK, I scratch my head a little. No doubt, the situation in the UK might be worse. But here in the US, inflation and cost of living are at an all-time high. Housing has never been more unaffordable. Most Americans live paycheck-to-paycheck. I don’t know much about Australia, but Canadians are in an even worse situation than us. It is generally more expensive there, while the salaries are lower. I interact with a lot of people in Canada as part of my job. So by leaving the UK to Canada or the US, it won’t be as much of an improvement. Even if you have your immigration paperwork all sorted out, which is extremely difficult here in the US.

I AM OVER FIFTY I AM OUT OF THIS DAM HELL HOLE . GOT A BOAT TO FRANCE NEVER LOOKED BACK . I FEEL LIKE A IMMIGRANT AM I ?🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

There is a reason we don't push languages... This allows flight risk & there are debts to pay...

My daughter is a vet nurse and her husband is a vet surgeon. As much as I would miss them if they left the country I often ask them why they stay here when they have the qualifications to move abroad, but I’m told that the UK pays vet surgeons higher salaries than most other countries.

Some people in the comments are overly negative about the living conditions in the UK, I live in a small shabby flat in London paying £1,900 per month to a penny pinching landlord, just across the road from me is a notorious crime infested council estate offering action packed entertainment every other night, my local high street scattered with rough sleepers, beggars, addicts, hustlers and traffic wardens, numerous shops closed and out of business, takes me almost an hour to drive 4 miles to work everyday (and an hour back), underpaid and undervalued at work, waited 5 months to see an ENT doctor. I mean, what's not to like?

You can't fix problems with quitting. Once they realise how easily they can discourage you, they will use the same trick everywhere you go. And then, they will just buy everything you leave behind at a reduced price. The moment there's no place to go to avoid this madness, you will fall straight into their baskets.

Pay is not the only factor. My brother moved to Oz, paid twice as much, and expenses twice as much, in particular rent. So, only looking at one value on paper is not a great argument.

Lost me when he said America and canada.

I left in 2005 for the USA. My wages have doubled whilst my Uk friends in the same trade have gone backwards.

The problem with the UK is that culturally, socially, economically and demographically, which is the key element, has been hollowed out. Society is divided, communities completely transformed and not for the better, lack of trust, lack of shared identity and confidence in upholding its culture (cue Lefties ‘what culture!’ - exactly my point) due to being demoralised and faced with such massive change within a short period of time. It’s a damn shame. It was one of the best countries to live in for a long time. I’d say Blair is responsible for tipping the scales and putting the UK on a trajectory that it will unlikely rebound from. I’m a Brit and live in Japan and have done for a decade. Life is great here, but home is home and I would love to return to the UK but unfortunately it’s not the place I remember it to be just 20-25 years ago. It’s grim viewing but better to do so from a safe distance.

This is whole of Europe, not just the UK.

The worst part is that there are huge waiting lists for the NHS but as soon as you go private you get treated within the same week. It’s such a ridiculous divide. Doctors don’t want to work for the NHS and services get more money when dealing with health insurance groups. The whole system is setup to fail like this. Im 32 and seriously considering the fact I have wasted my time building a life in the UK when countries like Japan are struggling and in need of more manpower.

TLDR: Anyone under 50 should leave UK because the empire has collapsed and opportunities have left, and whatever left are leaving because of capitalistic greed.

Retired at 44 and buggered off to the Philippines 8 years ago, not once have I regretted the move.

Left the uk at 30 should have done it straight after university , very sad the state of the Uk , but its a big wide world out there where you can have a fabulous life in a better climate where you will be taxed less able to save more and get better health services and education for children you just need to be courageous .

I left the UK in 2002 and married my American wife and never looked back! I am now a US Citizen and raised my family in Florida, California and now Austin Texas! Best decision I ever made, living the American dream as a millionaire working in the tech industry! Salaries in the UK in tech are a fraction of what they are in the USA, most people especially engineers who work for leading FAANG Tech Companies are millionaires here! People in the UK also don’t work as hard as people who work for Corporate America!

Absolutely. Everyone under 50 should leave. The quality of life here is very bad.

He has a point but America???? Canada??? Most EU nations are basket cases too. The UK isn't that bad in comparison to many of these nations, but as much as enjoy visiting the US, there's really no way I'd live there.

Left the UK in 2018 and would have done it much sooner if I was able. It's not just the economy and lack of opportunities in the UK, it's also culture both inside and out of the workplace.

I'm 61, lived in the UK all my life and have witnessed and seen all the change. Essentially the country is broke, there are too many takers and not enough people paying into the system, so taxes are going to remain high for very little in returen. If you are young, get out as soon as you can. This country is going down fast on every metric you can think off. It has no future, we are being invaded by alien peoples who will add very little if any benefit. Overcrowded, overtaxed, bad pubic services. Woke and with bad weather. I won't suggest anywhere in particular to go, but I strongly would advise you not to emigrate to Canada, my sister did 40 years ago, still struggling financially and all in the freezing cold. Her children are struggling too.