the uk government deserves to lose all uk gaming developers at the rate they're screwing them over!

I have lost almost all faith in our government and the fools that run it, so it no surprise that they can't even get this right. I don't think they understand how much cost and development actually goes into creating games, as much as they do say films etc.

Well, if all/some current U.K devs, jump on a Mayflower to brighter shores, I'll shed a tear, but also understand why, and who on earth can blame them.

I've been told that the Singapore government is pumping $100M into their games industry, and the country is the size of London.

Damn, that's a huge pile of money, go Singapore. Shows how much we get is poor, considering we are one of the leading countries in the games industry. That won't last for long, give it another 5-10 years.

Speaking as a tax payer, I don't really see why my tax money should go to games developers. Hardly a justifiable public expense, is it? (And no, neither is opera or the 2012 Olympics, by the way).

Speaking as a professional games developer of eight years, I would love for my company to get more money, but I still can't think of any particular reason why they should. "Because France and Canada do"? OK, go France and Canada. Good for them... but so what?