Britain is broken. Taxes, government debt, violent crime and the cost of living are all at record highs. This is no place for the wealthy and successful. Or so everyone’s saying these days in Chelsea, Notting Hill and Mayfair, between Pilates, property valuations and prepping for the next half-term escape. London is losing millionaires at the same clip as Moscow apparently — although it’s still nigh impossible to get a table at a decent restaurant unless it’s for 5.30pm on a Tuesday in October.
And yes, I have several wealthy acquaintances who have recently upped sticks. A friend from university, now a partner at a private equity firm with a stake in a Premier League football team, put his children in boarding schools in Berkshire