Stargazer,
All but one of the posts on this thread have been positive. There are no "begruders" or "backstabbers" replying here, just folks offerring advice. I am not far ahead from where Paul is and not much older, but respect what these guys are saying and where they are comming from. Like I said before, loads of these guys have done the training, got degrees on top of that in other areas but are still looking for a job flying. They just know exactly where the industry is at, being on the job hunt themselves.
The UK is a very different aviation environment than the US. You could almost count on one hand the amount of corporate aircraft companies (bit of a dramatisation but you see where Im comming from). There are a lot less flying schools. The majority of jobs come from airline work. You must also have a reasonable amount of flying experience (about 1000 hours) in order to get an air taxi job. Jobs are really few and far between and with so many pilots floating around without jobs, the guys posting are just talking from experience.
Stargazer, please just read some of the posts properly and also view their positive comments. They all mean well.
Cheers
BYB