By comparison with the US, the UK aviation industry is small. Why would the US allow unrestricted movement of pilot jobs to UK pilots? There'd be movement alright, but it'd all be westward. Very few US pilots would want to work in the UK, given the general higher cost of living and lower pay at majors.
It's not the US's fault that the cost of training is so high in the UK. Examine your own government policies and taxes.
Pilot training in reputable US schools is just fine. More practical and less theoretical than the UK, but we seem to be doing just fine. Maybe pilot licenses don't need to be gold plated to be effective?
Stop bleating about US aviation and square-away the UK training industry. I've always been able to tell where the good stuff is by which way the mass of people run -- and I don't see 'em running to the UK to get trained, or to work.
[This message has been edited by Roadtrip (edited 01 April 2001).]