Monday, July 30, 2007

"...there's no freedom in Britain. There are cameras everywhere..."

Growing numbers of [Jamaican] families are leaving, with many citing the desire to move their children from failing inner-city schools in the UK into a system with traditional values of discipline and academic rigour.

"People say there is no freedom in Britain. There are cameras everywhere, there is a traffic warden on every corner and the police are more likely to stop you. Add to that the tax burden. You cannot make real money in this country."

"Soaring property prices in the UK mean they have the means to come home and enjoy better weather and lower living costs.

"For £500,000, which is what some get for a London terrace, they can buy something here with six beds, five baths, three acres and a view and have £200,000 left over.

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