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KIDBILL
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Tlm103
No! TLM102 - it's cheaper and way more versatile. But both of these are over the OPs £300 budget.
With that money, you should definitely also consider SE mics (in that price range, I think you're looking at the 2200T, or as stated above, you can get deals on Titans, T2s, Geminis etc. - Check out Red Dog Music for these deals; I got a Gemini III real cheap from them).
With respects to blowing the entire budget on the mic vs. splitting it between a mic and a pre, I can't think of any decent preamps for less than half your budget, and even then I can't think of any AMAZING pres in your budget. If you spent £150-£160 on a pre (which, in this price range you'll probably replace as soon as you've got some more cash anyway), you then only have £140 for a mic, and then you're in NT1A territory. I think you'd do a lot better with an AT mic (or pretty much any of those listed above) into your Line6 pre, than with an NT1A into a £160 pre.