Gentlemen,
A very interesting thread and the usual mix of postings.
How this reads is so much more compelling than say... the thread elsewhere for whether it is better to reach your first million flying in Hong Kong or the Great Sand Pit!
What sets this aside is the reality of being a pilot in the UK - pilots DO have a keen sense of right and wrong, an awareness for the business aspects but with focus on delivering a safe product.
I get paid to fly too, but at low level, single pilot looking for flashing blue lights etc. Thankfully I have less to worry about concerning safety - if I am unhappy I don't go and noone will question that (or at least, not with a knife hidden behind them).
Those who can should stand up and fight, those who cannot afford to lose will look elsewhere. For me - I am just grateful for what I have...