British Yob Culture A Driver To Move Abroad?

As the so called yob culture in the UK continues to grow we are seeing signs that more and more of the UK population are considering moving abroad permanently, and many have already taken the step. So what is actually happening?

In a survey carried out by Foreign Currency Direct results show that of the 10 million UK residents who are looking to buy property overseas in the next 12 months, a staggering 4 million said that they are considering leaving the UK and not returning. The main reason seems to be the growing crime wave in the UK and the fact that many people believe that the criminals and yobs of the UK are given more priority than the victims.

The recent warning by Home Secretary Jacqui Smith that she would not walk around the towns and cities of the UK alone at night, while honest in its endeavours, was a startling admission of the breakdown of society in the UK. Each and every city and town in the UK seems to have a problem with louts roaming the streets, police forces under manned and unable to offer ultimate protection as well as wilful damage to property and abuse of innocent bystanders.

There are now real concerns that what was a trickle of UK residents looking to move abroad, is in real danger of becoming a massive wave. Figures from the Department of Work and Pensions also show that more and more UK nationals are receiving their pensions in foreign lands, with Australia the most popular by far.

In order to “persuade” more UK residents to stay on these shores, some major progress on the law and order front is needed, but who will be brave enough to take the kid gloves off and tackle what threatens to be a major problem in the short, medium and long term.

When you consider that only Mexico has a worse emigration situation than the UK, that certainly puts the situation in perspective.

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