The tax situation in the UK isn`t very bad,take a look at middle Europe (Germany,Poland,Hungary,Austria...).The average taxes are 52%.
This means we work mostly for the taxes.
The unbelievable thing is that the more you earn the more taxes you have to pay.Especially pilots are often disadvantages because we have often have to pay taxes in the country we work and also in the country we live.
....a really sad situation nowadays!!!