Le-Slat Disagree:
"I know a lot of guys/girls who would give their right arm to fly for £20k"
This is part of the problem. Hopefully the lack of pilots will enable them to ditch poorly paying employers more quickly. To better ones such as Britannia and BA!
After the cost/sweat of training, £20 000 p/a is chicken feed.
Did you start at Citi before Britannia?