i was getting ÂŁ5ph and moved away for nearly 6 years and came back and took job in meat factory , i had liscence to kill and learnt alot on my travels, and was only geting ÂŁ6ph, so then i went to dublin and done labouring were got ÂŁ11ph with digs payed for and that dryed up after 2 years then said need to learn a trade, and electrics drew the short straw as i hadnt a notion, so the uk isnt too good of a place at ptresent, and to be honest its been like this for a while......... if i didnt have kids id be off, even tho i know somone who migrated recently with his family and he quality joiner /builder who was grass cutting/landscaping