Hi G-KEST.
Intersting that you should say "In particular the JAR-FCL process was hotly debated inside the grey walls with considerable weight given to the enormous cost increases implicit in the proposals" as many of us also pointed this out in the RIA. Quite frankly the document was utterly scandalous and contained outrageous lies - and no-one accepted our protestations. DP knew from the road shows that the GA PPL community was outraged, but had his way and forced us into the current mess. Hence the need for the NPPL - industry's way of trying to make good the enormous damage wrought by the CAA on the PPL world.
It'll be interesting to see how many people apply for PPL re-issue next year when the first of the non-lifetime JAR-FCL PPLs reaches its expiry date. Another point which DP brushed off as being of little consequence....
Or perhaps they'll just go for a lifetime NPPL instead??