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From a new life in spain, to an old life in britain, 'roaming brit' documents uncertain times!

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On 31st January 2016, my partner and I left Southampton to start a new life as Expats in Gran Alacant, on the Costa Blanca. This blog will document our journey, as we navigate the Spanish system, travelling a path untried and untested. With Brexit looming, political turmoil in Europe and an unpredictable future, harsh decisions have to be made. Illness, family bonds and a Change of heart all make for challenging times in a life of a 'Roaming Brit!'

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Politics

29/4/2016

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I have written about politics before in some of my other blogs, but with all this referendum stuff going on in The UK, I thought I would just write a quick refresher. My views are not set in stone and change all the time.  My Political leanings evolve, but I am very much a person with strong opinions and principles.  This has not always been appreciated, most recently by my ex-employer, an international charity.  I saw the workings of the charity first hand.  I was astonished by them bringing Politics into the running of it, even more astounded by their ignorance of other peoples views, amazed by their left wing middle class, 'I'm alright jack' attitude and flabbergasted at the dreadful treatment of anyone, who dared to question their views.  I chose this charity, because I believed in its work.  I did not slog my guts out, for them, to sell my political soul, especially when those at the top, never practised what they preached,  Their aims, which included 'empowering people', were never adhered too!  I became very disillusioned by this slumbering, bloated, archaic organisation , that had never bothered to follow its own principles and quite simply was there to protect the people in positions of power at the top of their outdated structure!

​In my youth I was a bit of a lefty.  At the time I was fighting for my rights as a gay man, in a relationship with a foreign national. I believed in equality and in my view a Socialist doctrine was the best way to ensure this happened.  I was bought up in a left wing house hold, by parents who were rather middle class, had seen nothing of life, yet preached views that really they had no concept about.  Living in a comfortable town, in Southern England, where the chances of meeting anyone, who wasn't white or middle class, is not the best place to learn about life.  Since my parents had never left their sheltered life, I was amazed by their narrow minded beliefs.  For a while, I dutifully followed, what they had taught me and didn't question their viewpoint!

​University changed all that for me.  I learned to have a voice, to convey my opinion and quite simply experienced more life, different cultures and made diverse friendships, with people who were completely distinct from me.  When one broadens ones mind, through experience and knowledge, one does tend to change ones views.  After University, in my early twenties, I met my current partner, Darrell, of twenty years. I was a gay man, with a foreign partner, living in a multicultural city and I believed in Socialist dogma, a conviction that had been pushed in my face from a family, that really did not understand the real world.  My views were bound to metamorphose.  As I got older and my life experience grew stronger, politically I changed.  I had been abused by a growing immigrant population in Southampton, that were settling, without integrating.  Suddenly being gay, in my home town was becoming difficult. The area I was living in had changed out of all proportion.  Gaining access to a Doctors Surgery or housing was becoming impossible.  A next day appointment, was now becoming a two or three week wait.  If one wanted to go on the Housing List, there was an eleven year delay and if you dared say anything you were accused of being racist.  Nothing could be further from the truth and I was personally getting fed up with a Country who was doing nothing to solve problems that were getting out of control.

I had experienced everything that life had to throw my way.  I had been to University, lived in real poverty, been unemployed and suffered the indignity of Incapacity Benefit. I had also ran my own business, owned four homes and earned lots of money each week.  Through illness I had to rely on benefits and the Health Service.  Having seen first hand what it was like to be at the bottom of the barrel, I could see just how bad the services offered were and just how much they had to be changed.  I had lived through a Labour Government that had squandered billions of public money, saved nothing through the good times and just spent, spent, spent. Then living through a Conservative government trying to clean up the mess left behind, but still not understanding how real people suffer every day of their life,  I was disillusioned and disgusted with all I had witnessed over the years,  The UK was becoming a ghetto and I wasn't happy with what I was witnessing.

After experiencing a Sociopath, in the charity I had worked for and the protection she was afforded, in order to safeguard this discredited charities reputation, we decided to pack up and leave, not by choice, but by force.  The left wing charity, constantly bleating on about its caring credentials was the one single reason, I became the person I am today.  I had worked for the nastiest people I had ever had the misfortune to stumble across. Their so called philanthropic liberal attitude, was actually the most disgusting inward looking and self serving I had ever come across.  I was prevented from expressing my views, if different from theirs, had to run campaigns for groups of people, where the money was going on weapons and destroying other people.  I was not allowed an opinion or  able to speak up for what I believed.  A Socialist, left wing, marxist lie!

Spain was the game changer from me.  Having to move to a foreign Country, not out of choice, but out of necessity, due to immoral acts perpetrated by my employer, was the single, biggest eye opener in my life.  We have been here for three months and our life has changed out of all proportion.  They do things differently in this Country. Integration is the key here.  There is no access to state funds without working and you are unable to get free health care, unless you can prove, you have no reliance on Spain.  Spanish culture comes before any other and you can not live here, if you do not homogenize. That is the correct way to be a foreigner, living and working abroad, as I am now!

I am a Conservative.  Through the sum of my own experiences, I have formed my own views and not taken on board any one else's opinions.  I have lived an extraordinary life by anyone's standards.  I have lived a life on the edge, met good and some extremely bad people, suffered and prospered, so I can safely say my views are mine, without anyone's influence. I believe Britain should get out of Europe and once again forge its own way in the World.  I believe all foreign nationals should integrate fully in their new country.  I believe in Conservative economics, but also believe in affording those less fortunate more protection than they currently get.  I am anti extremism, this includes Islam and acute Christianity, in all its forms because of their anti gay, anti western and anti women stance.  I am also a Royalist and believe in the continuity of Government. Despite my recent experience, I believe in charities, local charities, not those of an international nature, that have become too big to manage.  I am also someone who believes in equality, in every sense and no special treatment should be given to any one single group, especially those of a religious nature.  Finally I believe one should have to work, and anything that promotes people in or getting back to work after a period of inactivity, should be encouraged.  Live a productive and full life, then happiness and contentment will surely follow!

​Peace and love, always!




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