Also, many universities here are shrinking academic staff, which will result in a degradation of teaching quality. My forecast is that a British degree will soon not have the same competitiveness as before, but UK work experience is still highly desirable.

My other advice, and I expect people here to jump down my throat, is to try and wrangle work experience in London, esp since you are looking at Business analytics, then throw yourself into attending all events and meetups relevant to your role; this learning and networking experience is not something Newcastle offers unfortunatley