My friends Bert and Michelle left these shores about seven years ago, before the current housing boom. They sold up their place in Harlow (this proved to be a mistake) and moved with their three children to an academic institution on the left side of the pond. Bert is a very bright and promising academic, although he does have something of a minor personality disorder, of the sort often found in academics and computer programmers.
Today, he could come back, he'd probably like to come back, but the three kids has become four and his wife is a full time "Home Maker".
If they came back to the UK and lets suppose he got a Chair somewhere. His 50K salary would just about buy them a one bedroomed flat. i.e. it would be a pointless waste of time. They could live under such conditions in India and never have to work again.
Isn't it about time the British Government got with the beat? British GPs now earn around £100K. With a sensible borrowing of 2.5 times their salary British GPs can now just about afford three bedroomed semi-detached houses in most parts of the country. If we can afford to hoick GP salaries up to £100K what not our best academics?
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