I moved
to the UK from South Africa in 2008, via Bermuda. My high school Maths teacher
used to tell me I always did things the long way (my answers went “via Cape
Town”), so it was time to up my game. I spent six months in Bermuda because it
was easier to organize a work visa, and the company I was with was based there.
The goal was to move to Putney, which was where my brother would be with my new
niece. Reverse-Colonisation, my sister-in-law called it. On the day the little lady was born I was
still in Bermuda, strapping a celebratory cake onto my scooter to take to my
colleagues. I am a supporter of the Four Freedoms of Movement (Goods, Capital,
Services, and Labour). Having grown up during Apartheid, I have never
understood why the lottery of birth should play such a big role in determining
the container in which people are able to build their financial security.
Whether the container is nationality, race, gender, or any other form of discrimination.
Via Bermuda
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