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Having said all that, as someone who's just started bringing up a dual-national child, there are still a lot of things the British state does surprisingly well compared to other countries. But most of our political class seem determined to pander to voters who want to take those things away.
There have been literal attempted pogroms against foreigners in multiple parts of the UK in the last fifteen ish months. That's before you get to the increasingly diverging politics of the four countries that make up the UK. I can't think of a country in Europe that's more divided, maybe Belgium, Italy and Spain along political lines but I don't recall unrest there on the scale I've seen here since summer 2024.
At the very least I'd prefer a government that doesn't try and micromanage my life simply because they've given up on improving my living standards. In that sense there are many many places better than the UK with better weather, work life balance and a more cohesive society too.
Depends what you want. A lot of people just want a quiet life, to own their own place, to enjoy their free time. I don't think England is a great place to do that any more, maybe not the other countries you mention either.
I remember on celeb race around the world her trying to get help from a British guy and his unimpressed girlfriend on a train. I probably would've given her my Internet bank login details and donated a kidney.