The invest 120k to earn 20k thread is quite relevant. The FAA 1500 ruling is interesting if not controversial to some people. UK used to have an unofficial system where sole experience did count and aided self balancing of terms, but of course it's changed a lot.
I know the UK market is different from the USA. I know many say regulation isn't the answer. Outside of flying in non safety critical industries it could be left to run its course and survival of the fittest philosophy left to do its thing with employees and employers. I can't see our regulator stepping in to referee this mess anytime soon as long as audits prove everything is safe on the face of it. Pretty damn obtuse of them.
If it were me I wouldn't bother just get a good Job and fly microlights about on weekends
