"Let's face it - it's a conspiracy by the plank pilots and their powerful, payrolled, lobbyists to only allow commercial helicopter flights from licenced airfields"
I think you'll find (and I'm sure JimL will correct me if I'm wrong) that the driving force comes from the manufacturers and operators! I know for a fact that ECF were talking about it months before NPA-38 was published (if you get a chance to look at the Cat A 'increased slope' procedure for the EC-155 you'll see lots of clues!)
Please explain how introducing the concept of exposure for ground level heliports, thereby allowing take offs from sites previously not acceptable, is a move towards operating from a runway?