Sandgroper

Snow is nice when done properly hated UK snow lovely one minute brown slush the next.

34 degrees in Perth is fantastic weather, a slight breeze no humidity.....doesn’t get much better than that

Anywhere can be dangerous if you look deep enough, the UK had an amber warning against it over Christmas on the Australian government travel website, it’s the modern world unfortunately.

Apart from the language spoken yes pretty much the same a big city is a big city is a big city to me. Not trying to convince anyone but your constant blabbering on about Europe being the be all and end all is a bit boring tbh if your idea of fun is an easy jet flight and 50p pints then crack on I want my kids to experience a bit more diversity than that. I don’t read up on the UK weather it’s normally reported on in my chosen news outlet online and it catches my eye when I tend to read on here how tropical the weather is currently in the UK but there are flights being cancelled at airports I tend to wonder who’s lying the papers or the posters ?

Well it's good that we are all different, I have been to Rome, Paris, Berlin, Madrid, Prague, Bern, Amsterdam etc.etc.etc and to be honest they are pretty much the same very interesting the first time but the second time well meh, hopefully once I have raised my children safely in Perth they will travel and experience Europe as long as it isn't blacklisted by the Australian government Europe in general does seem to be getting more dangerous! They will however have Asia on there doorstep to explore.

Must say though it's been a bit breezy the last couple of days, or is that just because we are on the coast?

Just gets better summer is nearly here

Thankfully we get very few days that reach 40c not my idea of fun either, generally I find the Perth climate perfect, very low humidy, very low rainfall (outside of winter) and the sunniest capital city in the world.........what's not to like

Punched holes in it LOL very high opinion of yourself I realise you don't like having your comments challenged get over it.

No worries here to help no days under zero in 6 years gosh that's tragic! Where did the seasons go the two things I tend to miss about the UK the coarse fishing and the seasons I guess the seasons are no longer then

What a strange thing to say.

Brown slush...............lovely, keep safe when it freezes, I know it doesn't freeze often according to you and Brisleman but please drive safely.

All these Utopic pictures are lovely but take care everyone it seems to be taking a turn for the worst although it will be denied venomously by a few http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/uk-weather-travel-live-updates-latest-news-flood-motorway-motorways-road-closures-accidents-a8129611.html

Well done.....sounds "truly fantastic" where you are, our family in Yorkshire have said it was ruined by the weather "far to mild" were there words

Just read (in the Indy ) 12.6C was the highest temperature in England on Christmas day that's shocking!! You may have well been in Melbourne with temperatures like that, so much for 4 seasons they just seem to merge now, although I think officially it was a white Christmas because somewhere in Cumbria and the Scottish borders had a flurry, how nice.

Beaut few day ahead, love it

I read the Independent daily strangely it's hard to avoid the British news.

I'm thinking of winning the lotto

My Doctor here is from England, of Indian descent but born and raised In England. He loves GP work but said what was expected of him in the UK was ridiculous 60-70 hr weeks with the prospect of every other weekend as the practice he worked at was being forced to open at weekends. He's loving it in Australia he can work set hours at a busy practice which he enjoys and acknowledges the better lifestyle available is beneficial for him and his young family. It's sad that professionals that are passionate about there work are having that passion stifled by ridiculous working conditions and cuts to budgets, the NHS will end up staffed by migrants (not knocking them) and all privatization will achieve is a lowering of standards. We have two family members who work in aged care (NHS) one has over 30 years service, in the last couple of years all the NHS aged care homes in our area have been privatized and staff forced to TUPE over to a company called Care UK the way they have been treated is shocking they have been forced to take up new T&C's, lost current pensions, had pay cut considerably it really is sad to hear them talk about it.

Make sure you check your flights if you plan on leaving the the gloom for Christmas, the bad weather has hit again http://www.independent.co.uk/travel/news-and-advice/flights-winter-mayhem-manchester-heathrow-flybe-british-airways-easyjet-a8117586.html

The NHS can't stop making the papers http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/nhs-jobs-posts-labour-warning-empty-winter-jonathan-ash-worth-a8116771.html You can understand why nurses move half way around the world to work in better conditions.

From todays papers http://www.independent.co.uk/news/health/virgin-children-health-service-contract-nhs-privatisation-mps-warn-drugs-healthcare-lancashire-a8105606.html

I did note that when I read it and surely its the outcomes that matter most.

You really can't see what is happening in front of your own eyes can you, which is a shame because if you refuse to see it nothing will change and the cuts in funding and decline in service will just be allowed to continue. Not sure where you see the benefits of privatization goes completely against the whole ethos of the NHS. Aged care is being sold off and some of the outcomes are pretty shocking there is no compassion in business.

Lets remember this thread is about the state of the NHS though we know how much you dislike taking a thread of topic so lets not worry about the Australian system, you could always start another thread if you are bothered about it Ranked No1 service in the world depending on which list you are reading today, Melbourne is also the best place to live in the world apparently! Don't be naive enough to believe everything you read. If you feel certain parts of the NHS should be run by private companies and you are happy for that to happen you really have no understanding about why it was founded and for what reasons, you will have a system based on the US before you know it but like I said maybe not in your lifetime.