I think the standard of RT at ATC in the UK is pretty good. However, the standard of some pilots is quite unbelievable!
I have to say, that most of the poor RT comes form Fixed wing guys, and I find it appauling as to the number of occurences of Airspace conflicts I witness, only doing 300 hrs a year in a helo.
I agree, there are some miserable sods, however, if you use RT enough, you can usually end up with the last say - lets face it, they are there to help you. I have nothing but praise for London Inf, and the RIS you get from Military around the UK
Jon P