Ned Coates

Please guy's this is yet another excellent thread on this site, in this case, exploring in real time how people think about our current situation of humans versus whatever we are in. I would hope the conversations would continue to explore the subject rather than score points which I know can be satisfying BTW! There is something linking you all in your input and standpoints. I think I stand at my own crossroads with regard to working for corporations and find this fascinating that some people at least are questioning the way we are living and are treated. It is good to explore any viable alternatives to where we are now. I do know that corporations were made illegal in 1720 for the damage they wreaked. Can anyone elaborate?

Good luck moshmonster! At your ages you are doing the right thing. There are some very good posts on here describing emotions and thoughts I felt when I left in 98 at the age of 40 for the UAE. And nothing has changed since I left for the better in in the UK in terms of quality of life. Quite the opposite. I rarely return and in fact expect only to come back for one or two funerals in future. I miss only good TV programs, thankfully there are some and they end up on DVD which can be imported if not on the shelves, and a good pint of real ale. The pint of bitter is my only discernable sacrifice. The UK has been slowly going down since the sixties in terms of communities, education and quality of life and the few at the top have pocketed the resources, North Sea oil, and used advances in technology to sacrifice jobs to boost profits, apparently the new god. And they've created some mad PC world to keep everyone too busy to notice those at the top from all parties are crooks put in place by a very few people. Every now and again they trot out Robin Hood so everyone walks around with the idea in their minds the good guys won ages ago and all's good. Well he didn't win and the country is beginning to resemble a penal colony not far removed to that portrayed in the film 'Children of Men. The country is drowning in debt brought about by a bent banking system run by a few. Times as an expat have not always been good to me but I hope never to be desperate enough to return to the UK. My permanent home is in Europe in a country where NO! to the tax thieves means NO! The best poster for you in terms of advice is 24grey24. Sorry if I've spelt that incorrectly.