to add to the good advice from Alex.
I went modular...
PPL at Bristol & Wessex
ATPL ground school with good ol' Bristol Ground School (highly recommend)
CPL & ME/IR with FTA (rip)
MCCAPS VA Airline training cambridge & UPRT at BAA
(That was OK for me and got me an interview for the NQPP (thank the flying gods). Still waiting to hear feedback. But at least it's nice to get a "yes" ...)