Originally Posted by
richpea
... non-Brits who hold or are able to get a CAA license.
By knuckling down and sitting the required exams?
(As I once did.)
With the same effort, you could do so too.
All those who hold or 'are able to get' a CAA licence do so by putting in the effort to sit those exams.
The reward is the ability to apply for flying jobs in the UK.