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[TBWG]

Hi Bums

It's official ~~~~

UK 'Is Worst Place To Live In Europe'

The UK is now officially the worst place to live in Europe, with people getting a "raw deal" on quality of life and high cost of living, a new study has revealed.


Britons are faced with some of the highest retail prices in Europe

Comparison website uSwitch said that things were getting so bad that one in 10 people in this country were considering emigrating.

France and Spain came out on top of uSwitch's Quality of Life Index, with the UK bottom of a 10-country league table.

The index covers working hours, VAT, holidays, spending on health and education - and hours of sunshine.

The UK also came bottom of another table based on the cost of energy, petrol, food, alcohol, cigarettes and life expectancy.

Food and diesel prices are the highest in Europe, while unleaded petrol, alcohol and cigarettes all cost more than the European average, said the report.

People in the UK now have the lowest holiday entitlement in Europe as well as having one of the highest retirement ages, the study found.

A survey of over 2,000 adults found their biggest concern was "broken society", as well as the cost of living, crime and violence.


Spain is high on the list for quality of life - but Brits can't afford to holiday there

Some 5% said they were happy with the UK, with over one in 10 "seriously considering" emigrating.

France topped the index for the third year in a row, despite the average household annual net income being £7,000 below that of the UK.

Ann Robinson, director of consumer policy at uSwitch.com, said: "Last year at least our neighbours in Ireland were worse off, now we can't even console ourselves with that.

"We are now officially at the bottom of the pile."

     
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As I sit in the garden on a blissfully sunny 28C balmy day, eating my chip butty and washing it down with a mug of Tizer what more could one want?

Well the chance to do it more than 3 times a year would be a good start, as chances are tomorrow it will be pi***ng down and 15 degrees cooler.

What worries me is that with 10% of the population quitting the UK I hope they don't finish up in Thailand and dilute my novelty farang status!

Right, must go and finish my packing ready to return to LOS!


TBWG

[Vombatus]

David - I think that novelty status has long-gone.

Even in Satuk   

[Puba]

David - I think that novelty status has long-gone.

Even in Satuk   

loool

[urleft]

As long as there is a France, the UK cannot be the worst place to live, despite all the efforts. 

[TBWG]

Unbelievable!!!!!

I bet this will make you feel all warm and fuzzy inside!

Can you imagine working for a company that only has a little more than 635
employees, but, has the following employee
Statistics..

29 have been accused of spouse abuse
7 have been arrested for fraud
9 have been accused of writing bad cheques
17 have directly or indirectly bankrupted at least 2 businesses
3 have done time for assault
71 cannot get a credit card due to bad credit
14 have been arrested on drug-related charges
8 have been arrested for shoplifting
21 are currently defendants in lawsuits
84 have been arrested for drink driving in the last year

And

Collectively, this year alone, they have cost the British tax payer
£92,993,748 in
Expenses!!!

Which organisation is this?
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It's the 635 members of the House of Commons.

The same group that cranks out hundreds of new laws each year designed to
keep the rest of us in line.

What a bunch of b ***** ds we have running our country

- it says it all...

And just to top all that they probably have the best 'corporate' pension
scheme in the country!!

If you agree that this is an appalling state of affairs, please pass it on
to everyone you know