13% want to emigrate in the " near future " . I read that 60+ % would move if they could - a different poll .
Majority of Britons want to leave country
MORE than half of Britons would like to emigrate from their homeland, fed up with the price of living and terrible weather, and would prefer to live in the United States or Spain, a survey published on Monday said.
Fifty-four per cent of Britons surveyed by pollsters YouGov for the Daily Telegraph newspaper said they would like to settle abroad if they were free to do so.
Similar polls found just 42 per cent wanted to emigrate in 1948 shortly after World War II, and only 40 per cent in 1975.
Of those wanting to leave Britain behind, the United States was the most popular destination followed by Australia.
However, if language wasn’t a barrier — Britons are the worst linguists in Europe according to an EU poll — then Spain would be their preferred country of residence followed by France, with the U.S. pushed back into third place.
The survey found that being able live more cheaply and the chance of new opportunities were cited as the main reasons for moving abroad. Unsurprisingly the notoriously wet and shifty British climate was the next most popular reason for leaving.
However, the much maligned British cuisine was less of a problem with only 25 per cent citing it as a problem.
The biggest draw for staying in Britain was being with family and friends, whilst the second most common reason was Britain’s proud history. ( Reuters )