Originally Posted by
rudestuff
You don't need to be a member of EASA to recognise it. The CAA director (is that a job title?) could determine that an EASA licence is valid in UK aircraft with a stroke of a pen.
It would have to be written into the regulations.
The problem is, too many regulators appear to act in their own interest rather than in the interests of aviation. In many cases, this may be down to inexperienced staff.