WWW,
What utter nonsence!
1)Britain is only a small part of the JAA , don't focus on your little island, it's time to start looking European. Most carriers on the continent now DEMAND an MCC on JET and at least 20h.
2) As a native Brit, you have absolutely no idea what you are talking about when dealing with language barriers. The course is given in English , at Airmed by Spanish,British and Italian instructors. I can honestly say that a lot of International students have more problems in understanding the UK instructors than the Spanish/Italian ones. Why? We as "foreigners" always aim to use the most simple words possible in an explanation. No slang, no proverbs Europeans have never heard about, but understandable, clear International English. By the way, put a person from Liverpool, Aberdeen and Houston together, all native English speakers, and let's see if they understand everything they say from the first moment...