Capt SC:
You need to compare like with like. Have a look at the history of cadet training with Hamble/BA and contrast it with those who fork out £120k and are royally messed about by a LoCo.
In addition most BA cadets went on to ATP or L1011 (3 crew) senarios before working their way forward. On the very last fully sponsored intake this was the case and one friend of mine managed to get onto Long Haul but as a crusie pilot first. Most other cadet schemes like Britannia used Biz jets to improve handling skills and give cadets confidence. This is not the case at EZY. I know some that were effectively laid off after 6 months and told they weren't allowed to apply for Aer Lingus. It was back to the bar job till further notice.
BA never exclusively use cadets in Pilot recruitment and closed their fully sponsored scheme many years ago. The new iteration is slightly better than EZYs but still requires £84k upfront.
WWW:
"there has been one tailscrape at Lisbon."
On an A319? Thank God it wasn't anything worse. How much did the repair cost?
Cadets could have a great future and should be part of the system but not to the exclusion of all other pilots and not in the way EZY and other LoCos have abused them