Yes, a harmless pastime I suppose. If it's a person's hobby-horse, there'll always be politics and politicians to have a go at no matter what the era or country.
We're not short of breathing space, nice countryside and beaches Davo but I realise you have a blinkered view of the place. I think that's maybe necessary in order to be happy with quitting the UK.
We can be short on sunshine and warm temperatures but living with less Sun is probably no bad thing when it comes to health. Too much Sun isn't good for a person. Australia has a high skin cancer rate so I read ..plus spiders, snakes and huge fires etc.