subject: Budget Cuts, Tax Increases And High Unemployment - Is It Time To Emigrate? [print this page] On the 12 May 2010, it became official that Labour were no longer the leading party of the UK government and were to become the shadow party to a coalition government formed between the Conservatives and Liberal Democrats.
Whilst the election race was taking place, which was one of the most memorable in recent history as all three party leaders took part in a question and answer session against each other live on television, there were several surprises along the way. The most notable of these was the fact that Nick Clegg, the leader of the Liberal Democrats, came over as being the most dominant party, particularly in the television discussions.
This dominance led people to believe that whilst it was generally accepted Labour would no longer be in power for another term, Conservatives were not guaranteed to replace them.
This was proved to be true as for the first time in seventy years, a coalition government was formed after the Conservative party didn't manage to secure the majority vote (according to statistics provided by the BBC, they received 36.1 percent, whilst the Liberal Democrats received 23 percent).
One of the major points that the new coalition government wanted to get over was that together they would do their best to revive the UK economy. They were aware of what was wrong and more positively, they were aware of what needed to be done.
This was shown in George Osborne's (the new Chancellor of the Exchequer) emergency budget, which although detailed some positive points for some, revolved largely around the fact that funding was to be cut and taxes increased to ensure the country survived the coming for years.
Met with a lot of criticism at first, it is obvious that these drastic measures are needed to ensure that the country makes it through the next half a decade.
However, if you don't want to be part of the struggle (which is understandable as mixed with the high unemployment rate the UK is seeing at the moment, it's not making for a great place to live)m you have one main option - move abroad.
If you're looking at moving away, although you think it's a difficult process that is highly restrictive, it is actually a lot easier than you think and a lot more open than you could ever believe.
Take Canada as an example. There are dozens of companies available to help you apply for a Canada visa - for which there are various visas available, from working Canada visas specific to certain territories to family visas, allowing you to move to live with various relatives who are already residing in the country - and with such a similar climate and way of life as the UK, it makes for the perfect destination for most Brits.
Living in the UK is not great at the moment. Yes, it is predicted that it will become a better place sooner rather than later, but if you have the opportunity to move abroad, it is highly recommended that you do so. Even if it's just a temporary measure, it means you can escape the down turn of one country whilst experiencing another - it's the perfect scenario.
