"Ah now thats interesting! There was actually some quid pro quo in exchange for the extra £60 a week. Previously it was 10k plus a monthly trip home (and I assume eveyone lived in Aberdeen ) now its £10k plus £60 a week tax free."
BD you wrote this, but having talked to some TATC's who have been at the college recently the monthly trip home was removed when the pay was cut to £10k. So tehre is no quit pro quos - NATS have merely reintroduced WAP (Weekly Accomodation Payments) from a few years ago but not knocked £40 a week off.