Making it up is, sadly, having quite a moment. I told my niece, re. her possible move to Canada, that she ought to consider other options beyond the North American continent. Early next year I plan to visit a friend & former business partner who now lives in Melbourne. Think I'll do some recon work too while I'm there.
-Dave-
It's not an easy choice to make, when you have a skill set that is marketable.
Looking back at my own life, I could have done worse than move to Rome, especially as during the 60s I had live family connections there and the language, whilst good enough at it to have few problems unless I was expected to write, was easy enough for me to have improved... it would have been academic today, anyway, but the years between Britain and now would have perhaps been more productive, and conducive to better photography. But that's wishin'.
Australia was always a good bet for Brits willing to work, and with talent to export; the only downside I can think of is that all that flies, crawls, lives in a web or swims, probably wants to kill people. That said, unlke Europe, it's an expensive long way from the UK if you want to visit relatives regularly. And then, there's the common language, and that's a great advantage.
If the new relationship betwen Britain and Europe reverts to pre-EEC days, then at least it will still be possible to work if somebody offers you a job; it was also possible to start a business, but it did often seem to entail taking on a Spanish 'partner', who may or may not have been exactly what it said on the tin. I expect the main difference will be that yes, it will be possible to work, but not as a
right, and all manner of permissions will require to be obtained. That can turn you grey, and with the ill will that is being manufactured, almost a certainty.
I wish the lady luck.
Rob