While many people in Britain may not feel it quite yet, statistically Britain officially came out of the recession today, well in the 4th quarter at least. There was growth - but not much. But it's a sign of good things to come. It was the longest recession since 1995 and was the worst since … [Read more...]
United Kingdom Officially Emerges from the Recession – Econopocalypse Ends
January 26, 2010 By Leave a Comment
UK Immigration: New Charges for Immigration and Nationality Service from the UK BIA
January 22, 2010 By Leave a Comment
The big news in UK immigration matters this past week was the announcment of a new fee structure for all immigrants, whether you're applying for a visa for the first time or are already in Britain and need to renew your work visa or apply for British citizenship. Most of the fee updates are … [Read more...]
UK Immigration: The Top 10 In Demand Highly Skilled Professions
January 21, 2010 By 2 Comments
I came across this in the Telegaph - it's a list of occupations that are in short supply in the UK and are thus easier to get a work visa for. To save you having to go through the whole slideshow, here's a breakdown of the most in demand professions in the UK job market. Health and Social Care - … [Read more...]
UK Immigration: UK Conservatives Want to Tighten Immigration if Elected
January 13, 2010 By 6 Comments
[picappgallerysingle id="7515339"] I've written at length about Immigration to the UK on this site before. It's the only political topic related to Britain we believe it is OK for us to comment about since we are not UK voters. There has been some disturbing news of late and it's worth parsing down … [Read more...]
Anglophile Kevin Spacey Staying American… For Now
November 13, 2009 By Leave a Comment
[picappgallerysingle id="6814231" align="center"] Kevin Spacey - one of the more famous admitted Anglophiles out there has considered taking up a scarlett British Passport - but has to figure out the tax implications first. From the Telegraph yesterday: Gordon Brown's onerous new 50 per cent … [Read more...]
Dispatches from London: How I Googled My Way to Being an English Lawyer in London
November 3, 2009 By 3 Comments
Me and Law School Friend Winter 2006 I was a college graduate working a low-level but upwardly mobile assistant position (can you say Devil wears Prada?) at a major corporation in Boston and was in the midst of a bitterly cold winter in 2005. I spent a lot of time on the computer between tasks … [Read more...]
Britain’s Door to Close a Little Tighter
August 19, 2009 By 1 Comment
Bad news for Anglophile dreaming of working in the UK one day, it's going to get a lot harder. They've already changed the laws this year to make is much more difficult (and expensive) to consider working in the UK. Now, they're going to get even tougher. A government committee recommended today … [Read more...]
What it’s Like to Become a British Citizen
August 18, 2009 By 3 Comments
Iconic London Blogger, Diamond Geezer recently wrote a very interesting post about what it's like to attend a British Citizenship ceremony. From his great post: Most of us take being British for granted, having had no say whatsoever in the country of our birth. But, for some people, choosing to … [Read more...]
Moving to the UK: How Do You Get Credit in the UK?
June 22, 2009 By 3 Comments
This post comes via a user submission. It's an issue I have a lot of interest in and covers how to establish credit in the UK when you move there. It's important because many people don't realize that when you move to another country you have no credit and just like in the US, you need credit to buy … [Read more...]
Dispatches from the North: What it means to be an Expat
April 1, 2009 By 4 Comments
Several things this week have made me consider "what it means to be an expat" and some observations have come to my attention as I have pondered this. As usual, I will preface this by pointing out this is my personal experience and while everyone's experience is probably going to be different I … [Read more...]
Good Blog Post: 27 Banal Observations of a Recent Immigrant
March 21, 2009 By 5 Comments
I came across this excellent blog post across my Twitter feed the other day. Jane Copland is a recent immigrant to the UK and she recently wrote a post about some of her observations about living in the UK (specifically London). Many are spot on and hilarious. So, I thought I'd share the post with … [Read more...]
Anglophile Rant: Britain’s Terrible Immigration Policies
February 22, 2009 By 16 Comments
It's the ultimate Anglophile dream: living and working the UK. Unfortunately, in the current economic climate, this dream will be even harder to achieve for Anglophiles looking to hop across the pond and it bloody well pisses me off. Because of my Anglophilia disease, not a day goes by where I … [Read more...]
Anglophile Links: Weekly Roundup
January 30, 2009 By Leave a Comment
Here's a roundup of the coolest Anglophile related links I've built up for the last few weeks. Stuff that is pretty cool, but doesn't warrant it's own blog post. If you ever come across a cool site that you want to mentioned, let me know about it or add it to the Anglophile Link Directory This … [Read more...]
Dispatches from the North: My British Journey Begins…
January 21, 2009 By 2 Comments
I have been a resident of the UK for nearly 6 months, and although in comparison to my first weeks here I have definitely come very far, I still have so many things to assimilate to. Thinking back to my very first day here, I felt thrust right into the thick of it. After our wedding my husband … [Read more...]
Introducing our Ex-Pat Correspondent on the Ground
January 18, 2009 By Leave a Comment
Great News for Anglotopia! I'd like to take a moment to introduce you to Lisa Coulson, our new American Expat Blogger. Lisa lives in the north of England in Hartlepool. She's married to an Englishman and is a consummate Anglophile, living the Anglophile dream. Lisa is going to blog weekly, on … [Read more...]
Anglophile Factoids: Things You Wish You Knew about Britain Before Moving There
January 10, 2009 By 38 Comments
Picture from Ibontxo on Flickr I was browsing some Expat forums recently and came across an interesting thread. It asked the question: What do you wish you knew about Britain before you moved there? There were some pretty interesting nuggets of information I thought I'd share with all of you. I'm … [Read more...]
One Woman’s Journey to British Citizenship
October 25, 2008 By Leave a Comment
One thing that I plan to cover more and more as time goes on is the process of moving to and settling in the UK. It's a process that is not simple and can be very complicated. One of my pipe dreams is to move to England and settle and get my own scarlet colored passport one day. Until then, I can … [Read more...]
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Anglotopia was founded by Jonathan and Jackie Thomas for people who love Britain - whether it's British TV, Culture, History or Travel - we cover it all. Anglotopia was started to get us back to the UK for a trip and it did that in 2009. Now, the goal is for Anglotopia to make our dreams of traveling to the UK whenever we want a reality.
