just for tired-flyboy.......
not all trainees end up down south and by no means do the majority give up better paid jobs to do this one, and even those that do run the risk of not even making it out of the college so always know the risks involved in applying for this job.
the other topics have already been covered in previous threads but to point it out again for , it actually costs the same and in a high portion of cases more money to buy a similar house in the more affluent areas of ayreshire (and remember that it's offers over in scotland and on premium properties this often runs to an extra 20%), and before you bleat on about the expensive hampshire house prices, if you visit the land registry site for average house prices, yes there is a differance but any extra is more than addequately covered by the band 5 pay scales.
With regard to schooling, looking on the 'up my street' web site as advocated by management within 30 miles of prestwick only one public school had results over 50% although there was 1 private school that managed to reach 75%,(5 or more gcse's at grades a-c)
also i believe the problem regarding teachers and lawyers is that the english qualification is not suitable for Scotland and not the other way round. rant over(again)
oh and p.s. i have never mentioned that there has ever been an issue with scottish people, it has always been about the companyand this mishandled issue.