Britons should pay for their own flights out of the Middle East

'I have very little sympathy for the entitled expats scrambling to evacuate their war-torn Love Island villas.' Now, let me state for the record that I wouldn’t wish a war zone on anyone. Not even a load of ex-reality show has-beens posturing in a city boasting gold vending machines – for buying actual gold – underwater hotel suites and police driving Lamborghinis. The less said about the awful pistachio chocolate, the better. But if I’m honest, after listening to friends – sorry, ex-friends – former colleagues and acquaintances droning on for years about the sublime joy of not paying income tax, and of living in a city steeped in luxury with far less crime than the UK, I am finding it hard to feel much sympathy that their dream has gone sour. ► Sign up to the Telegraph's free new daily newsletter, From the Editor, bringing you the latest news, features and analysis from the Telegraph newsroom: www.telegraph.co.uk/customer/secure/newsletter/from-the-editor/?WT.mc_id=tmgoff_youtube_telegraphmain ► Get the latest headlines: www.telegraph.co.uk?WT.mc_id=tmgoff_youtube_telegraphmain ► Stay ahead with a Telegraph digital subscription: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/customer/subscription/store?WT.mc_id=tmgoff_youtube_telegraphmain https://www.telegraph.co.uk/ and https://www.youtube.com/telegraph are websites of The Telegraph, the UK's best-selling quality daily newspaper providing news and analysis on UK and world events, business, sport, lifestyle and culture.