Daniel Priestley
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They're making every mistake. The UK should be so fundamentally strong in terms of it's a great time zone, it's got an incredible background, amazing institutions, English speaking, fast internet. There's so many great things about the UK. Natural borders, like it's an island. Great farming and farmland. It's a very fertile place.
They're making every mistake. The UK should be so fundamentally strong in terms of it's a great time zone, it's got an incredible background, amazing institutions, English speaking, fast internet. There's so many great things about the UK. Natural borders, like it's an island. Great farming and farmland. It's a very fertile place.
And through policy decisions, everything is in collapse at the moment. Everything is in decline. They're overtaxing people so people are leaving. Only 1% of people pay 30% of the taxes so that basically if a small group of people leave, it has a devastating impact on the finances.
And through policy decisions, everything is in collapse at the moment. Everything is in decline. They're overtaxing people so people are leaving. Only 1% of people pay 30% of the taxes so that basically if a small group of people leave, it has a devastating impact on the finances.
And through policy decisions, everything is in collapse at the moment. Everything is in decline. They're overtaxing people so people are leaving. Only 1% of people pay 30% of the taxes so that basically if a small group of people leave, it has a devastating impact on the finances.
They've just done this terrible thing to farmers and now farmers that have been farming for generations are getting out of their farm businesses. Yeah. I mean, it's just really sad because when I arrived 20 years ago in London from Australia, London was the best place in the world. It was the place to be.
They've just done this terrible thing to farmers and now farmers that have been farming for generations are getting out of their farm businesses. Yeah. I mean, it's just really sad because when I arrived 20 years ago in London from Australia, London was the best place in the world. It was the place to be.
They've just done this terrible thing to farmers and now farmers that have been farming for generations are getting out of their farm businesses. Yeah. I mean, it's just really sad because when I arrived 20 years ago in London from Australia, London was the best place in the world. It was the place to be.
It was the most entrepreneurial place in the world and all the money was there, all the talent was there, all the fun was there. I mean, London is still fundamentally a great place and it's just like...
It was the most entrepreneurial place in the world and all the money was there, all the talent was there, all the fun was there. I mean, London is still fundamentally a great place and it's just like...
It was the most entrepreneurial place in the world and all the money was there, all the talent was there, all the fun was there. I mean, London is still fundamentally a great place and it's just like...
The issue with the UK is that if you're super ambitious outside of London, you go to London. And if you're super ambitious, you go to the world. Like the UK, you've got to remember, the UK took over the whole world.
The issue with the UK is that if you're super ambitious outside of London, you go to London. And if you're super ambitious, you go to the world. Like the UK, you've got to remember, the UK took over the whole world.
The issue with the UK is that if you're super ambitious outside of London, you go to London. And if you're super ambitious, you go to the world. Like the UK, you've got to remember, the UK took over the whole world.
So some of the most ambitious people throughout the last couple of hundred years, you know, they started families in Australia, in Singapore, in parts of Africa, in parts of, well, in the USA. So, you know, the British, I don't think have any fundamental flaws. It's just that the ambitious people tend to either go to London or leave. And there is a bit of class warfare.
So some of the most ambitious people throughout the last couple of hundred years, you know, they started families in Australia, in Singapore, in parts of Africa, in parts of, well, in the USA. So, you know, the British, I don't think have any fundamental flaws. It's just that the ambitious people tend to either go to London or leave. And there is a bit of class warfare.
So some of the most ambitious people throughout the last couple of hundred years, you know, they started families in Australia, in Singapore, in parts of Africa, in parts of, well, in the USA. So, you know, the British, I don't think have any fundamental flaws. It's just that the ambitious people tend to either go to London or leave. And there is a bit of class warfare.
But, you know, the Brits punch above their weight so well. I was just sitting next to a race car driver on the plane and he drives a McLaren. And he was talking about like all these incredible car companies coming out of the UK that everyone wants. It's like Rolls Royce and McLaren and Aston Martin and Bentley and Range Rover and all of this. And it's like, oh, yeah, that's right. We do.
But, you know, the Brits punch above their weight so well. I was just sitting next to a race car driver on the plane and he drives a McLaren. And he was talking about like all these incredible car companies coming out of the UK that everyone wants. It's like Rolls Royce and McLaren and Aston Martin and Bentley and Range Rover and all of this. And it's like, oh, yeah, that's right. We do.
But, you know, the Brits punch above their weight so well. I was just sitting next to a race car driver on the plane and he drives a McLaren. And he was talking about like all these incredible car companies coming out of the UK that everyone wants. It's like Rolls Royce and McLaren and Aston Martin and Bentley and Range Rover and all of this. And it's like, oh, yeah, that's right. We do.