(It's not just that, but also the severe damage the Tories/ConDems have done to universities since 2010.)
A major reason I've left the UK and have no plans to come back - how can one work in international collaborations when the UK govt is practising a policy of isolation?
Well, at least 'Brexit' is keeping all of this rabble out:
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2021/nov/23/post-brexit-scheme-to-lure-nobel-winners-to-uk-fails-to-attract-single-applicant
(It's not just that, but also the severe damage the Tories/ConDems have done to universities since 2010.)