Good effort chaps
My view is that if Darling et al, plus your local MP/MEP get enough irritating letters concerning these changes, someone will ask the right questions to the right people.
There is a concerted effort within our Company to fire off messages to as many interested parties as possible. There is real concern that a serious erosion of flight safety is underway, perpetrated by political numb-nuts who just want any old pan-European legislation in place to justify their allowances!
This is a real threat being imposed by a body that knows very little about the way we operate, combined with the fatigue, the impact on health and family that long haul can dictate.
A concerted effort by enough Flight Crew will surely raise alarm bells - but we need to be quick.