"Might it be that the government want (to).... only keep the brainy brits here?"

If so,they're not succeeding James, or you wouldn't be here.

Gnu, before you ask anyone to say "government sponsorship" you should learn to spell it. I can't decide whether to accept your invitation to call you racist. You would help me resolve it if you dared to confess what dreadful word is hiding behind your asterisks.