I did my CPL ME and IR at Stapleford and had a great time. The atmosphere whilst living in the White House at only £10 a night was brilliant. The instructors are all decent and very helpful and the Diamond aircraft is a piece of p!ss to fly.
I now have those pieces of paper in that little blue book that the CAA give you in exchange for £200. Which is exactly what those boys and girls who went to Oxford/Cabair etc have got. Only they paid in the region of 60k/70k for their training. I paid a whole lot less for my training, I have the same peices of paper as them and I'm just as employable!!
It's not a difficult choice to make really is it!!