Hasta La Motion!

I’m currently doing some research into the current state of the vfx industry in the UK, and hopefully some of the members here are working in the industry and can give me some answers.
So what is the state of the industry?
Are people hiring and expanding or are people still a bit cautios with the economic situation?
Is there an increase in smaller specialists companies?
Is the UK industry getting enough work from outside the UK?
Are the studios booked years in advance? Or is more and more hollywood work being outsourced to india and asia?
Is it expected that the artist do more work in less time now than before?
Do you have any thoughts on the future of the industry in UK?

Hopefully this will start a good discussion.. Thanks for your time. Looking forward to youre answers..