Crush - 8:28 pm on Mar 23, 2005 (gmt 0)

I am from the UK but now live in Central Europe. A good of rip-off-Britain is buying the train ticket from Stanstead to my home town in Hampshire. Often more than my flight ticket. It is enough to make me want to leave again.

Then I go and look in the estate agents window. How overpriced is the UK housing market? Prices rising far above inflation for 10 years in a row. Petrol, most expensive in Europe, the rates ( council tax) my parent pay on their house, a single ticket on London undeground. Etc.

Mind you nothing compared to cafes in Paris. We paid 30 euro for 4 coffee's a few weeks ago.