If you left the UK where would you go?

[Maidenjourney]

Talking to OH today about the possibility of Reform winning the next election. He says he wants to leave the UK if that happens. I feel the same. We don’t have European passports. Where would you go?

We have left for Scandinavian this Christmas.
Dual citizenship. 18 yo in UK.
We are happy.

Op if you relocated to a country which then voted in a far-right government, would you upsticks and go somewhere else?
What about if Reform won the next election but was booted out again after a couple of years? Would you return to UK?

I seriously don’t get people who will say they will leave.

How on earth do you vote out Reform, if people inclined to vote for other parties, leave?

Everyone plays a part in society- Its of equal importance that we vote for the those we want into power, as it is holding those who we haven’t voted for, to account. It’s goes both ways. It’s part of being a responsible citizen.

How on earth do you expect a country to change for the better, if your solution is to cut and run? Leaving others to deal with the shitshow

The Question is, which country would have you ? Its not as easy as you’d think to immigrate just because you feel like it.-legally-

I think if Reform won the election I would try to get more involved in trying to form a forma new centre-ish poltical party (not the Conservatives or Labour) and try to find a Mark Carney-esque leader!

Which countries do you have a right to live in?

Can you afford to move countries?

what languages do you speak?

Where could you earn a living and find employment?

USA.
Only kidding.

Leave because another country and cultures excites you. Not because the politics of your own country in this minute blow the wrong way.
move overseas and you will have no vote. No power. No influence. No control whatsoever. Can be turfed out just because. It’s not all the land of milk and honey, silk n roses…..

We’ve already left - we’re now living in Montreal.

Seriously considered Ottawa 15 years ago….if it wasn’t for family here I’d have gone in a heartbeat

If money was no object I’d split my time between places I have family friends and interests. Not sure I would live anywhere as such….
UK
USA
Middle East
South Africa
anywhere with mountains & skiing

if I need to earn money then the options reduce a lot!!!!! And I’ve lived in most of those already and tbh UK is ok so I’d probably stay put and try harder to get involved in politics to change things at home.

Canada sounds amazing but it would need to be warmer than the UK.

I love Australia but it’s far too far.

Italy in terms of food, history and culture, but I’ve no right to live there… so I’ll probably just stay here moaning like fuck about everything.

I wouldn't, as I have elderly parents who are likely to need support soon. I already live 4 hours' drive from them and may end up needing to move closer rather than further away!

But in theory, from a purely preference p.o.v. (i.e. ignoring how doable it would be and how far away), I'd say New Zealand or Scandinavia (probably Denmark). I speak fluent French and German, good Spanish and a bit of Italian, so countries where they are spoken would be good for me (but not dh!).

I think if a particular political party being in power is the main driver for leaving, you’d need to asses the political landscapes of a range of countries, and do a lot of research into public opinion towards particular political factions and social trends, and base your decision on that: there are Reform-type parties gaining traction all over the developed world, upping sticks to somewhere without thoroughly understanding that somewhere isn’t an escape - but you’ll probably not realise that until you actually get there and probably not even for some time after that if you aren’t fluent in the language and therefore don’t really have much immersion in the media or with locals.

The only easy country to move to for us would be the US as DH and the dcs are citizens, but I'd prefer staying in the UK. I don't think a reform win would affect our daily lives much.

We've moved overseas. I don't think it's wise to leave because of a particular government, that can change at the drop of a hat whichever (democratic) country you're in. For us it was about somewhere less crowded, more peaceful, better healthcare, much better value housing and good summers. So for us that was France.

Yes, definitely all of those. How have you found it? I’ve always wanted to live in France.

If you don’t like the cold Canada isn’t for you - it’s -20 C today and lots of snow forecast. We love the different seasons and during winter being to ski as much as we want.

Love it OP, won't be coming back.

France may well have a Far Right president next time round.

And it may well not. The UK may get Nigel Farage. That's why it's important to base the decision on many things.

If I had the choice, Greece. Or possible Croatia.

For us the easy answer would be NZ because we used to live there. All of us have NZ citizenship or permanent residency plus we still own a house there. We also have the options to move to 2 other countries in EU and Asia if we want to although it will be more challenging. We moved here a few years ago due to family/work reasons but we witnessed the decline of this country since brexit. Thats why we decided not to sell our old house so that we could leave anytime we want.

I know, I have family over there and am happy to just look at their snow pics rather than live them!

DH is Russian so we could go there but neither of us are too keen on the Government there either.