Wheelbarrow,
Don't expect to make money in this industry - you should know that by now... The industry has changed. True, the scale that Blighty highlighted was not the best, but it could be a lot worse. Flying more sectors per day for Ryanair or Easy for a little bit more would not be viewed as worth it by many pilots.
Should this scale be improved? Of course - hopefully soon. And when it is improved, he will be in a good position on the 757 out of Luton - not bad...