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I live outside of London (I did previously live there for 30 years or so), in Lincoln about a 100 miles or so away to the north. It's OK. Got two universities
by zabzonk 2y ago
I live outside of London (I did previously live there for 30 years or so), in Lincoln about a 100 miles or so away to the north. It's OK. Got two universities and all sorts of other stuff. Certainly not "poor".
- zelos 2y agoThe median income in the UK is 10-20% below comparable EU countries.
- zabzonk 2y agoYes, but tax and other stuff? And which comparable ones? The UK is paying more than most EU nations into NATO (I think Poland the only other one), for example.
- pas 2y agohow much is that 1-2% of GDP of UK? Poland spends 3+ % data for 2024 https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/1536/cpsprodpb/7EF2/production/_133489423_ws_nato_defence_spending_map_v4_640-2x.png.webp https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/1536/cpsprodpb/7EF2/production...
- IncreasePosts 2y agoBy comparable, do you mean comparable countries that also had their most economically important region removed?
- graemep 2y agoI live in Cheshire. Definitely not poor. I used to live in Warwickshire. Not poor either.
- physicsguy 2y agoI'm other side of Nottingham and have to say that things aren't that bad either. I made my peace with not earning London salaries but being able to comfortably live in a nice area and pay off my mortgage early a long time ago. My parents weren't of the University generation, so I'm ~better off than they were at the same point in our lives. On the other hand, we're worse off than my in-laws would have been at the same time, because of housing. But housing is a fixable problem. The government just needs to legislate to allow the building of more of it. Even in London, the real answer, whether politicians want to say it or not, is the densification of suburbs - allow redevelopment of suburban areas into higher density developments, and prices will come down.