Modern Exodus in UK

Before the election of Sarkozy, the French were leaving France and going to Britain. The Dutch were emigrating as well in large numbers to Canada, Australia and New Zealand. (Notice a pattern here?) Now the Brits are leaving Britain. Daily Express, via Instapundit:

The country’s biggest foreign visa consultancy firm has revealed that applications have soared in the last seven months by 80 per cent to almost 4,000 a week. Ten years ago the figure was just 300 a week.

Most people are relocating within the Commonwealth – in Australia, Canada and South Africa. They are almost all young professionals and skilled workers aged 20-40.

And many cite their reason for wanting to quit as immigration to these shores – and the burden it is placing on their communities and local authorities. The dearth of good schools, spiralling house prices, rising crime and tax increases are also driving people away.

Meanwhile in New York we have Intifada NYC, jihad chic in the public schools. As far as housing, crime and taxes... try another state.

UPDATE: British imports perhaps explain its exports.