It's worth noting that the political climate wrt. immigration into the UK is positively toxic this decade; the government has promised to effectively reduce imm

It's worth noting that the political climate wrt. immigration into the UK is positively toxic this decade; the government has promised to effectively reduce immigration from outside the EU to zero (they can't do anything about EU citizens, who have an automatic right of residence) and a crack-down on people coming to the UK to work is part of the package. (IMO they're running scared of the hard right/racist vote, but blocking foreign technology gurus is part and parcel of keeping out those hideously dangerous Bangladeshi curry chefs.)