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If you’re under 50, it’s time to jump ship – get out of Britain while you can (www.telegraph.co.uk)

submitted 1 year ago by C4d@lemmy.world to c/uk_politics@feddit.uk

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There’s a tendency for articles from The Guardian to be shared here; here’s something from the Telegraph instead.

While I agree with some aspects of this opinion piece there are some segments that irk me. So it goes.

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[–] frazorth@feddit.uk 11 points 1 year ago

I suspect a lot of the people who can and will leave are the ones who voted for this shit show in the first place.

Unlikely.

The people who are under 50 and moving are certainly not going to have voted for this.

The rich who voted for this are mostly insulated from the mess so if they are here it's because they have already chosen to be here, and the poor who voted for this couldn't afford to move countries.

The under-50 who are mobile enough to move are more likely to be liberal.