hahahahaha...
I have been involved in aviation for years and its always been jam yesterday and jam tomorrow but no jam today.
I know many people with national ATPLs that have remained stuck in general aviation for over 10 years.
They are in their 40s now!
Of course we still dont know detailed student pilot progression statistics for the UK as the CAA elect NOT to publish that information freely.
I will let you decide as to why that is......