Europe is not an entrepreneurial desert. The UK is an oasis.

This article is not wort reading strictly by the title alone. If Europe is not a desert, how can the UK be an oasis? Pretty much by definition the UK being the oasis extends and strengthens the desert metaphor.

Angel investment in the US: 16 billion Euro<p>Angel investment in the EU: 200 million Euro<p>50% of that was in the UK

Also read: Still best to be in North America. I lived in Toronto for a year, I live close to London now, I know where I'd rather be.

it's shouting: "English speaking people understanding english speaking people only" in my head ...