What you have to remember is that contrary to popular belief, easyJet are not scraping the bottom of the barrel. What they are looking for are experienced 737NG and A320 rated pilots - and they are going to be looking a long time! There is no shortage whatsoever of low-houred frozen ATPLs applying. Regarding the RJ/146, easyJet's experience with pilots from there was not altogether positive (before anyone gets on their high horse - I used to fly the 146). Nonetheless some, but not all, of the people recruited either failed the course completely or struggled greatly. As we all know, it only takes a few to ruin it for everyone.
I would not accept carmanfly's characterisation of the situation of 'orange meltdown' or 'once a good outfit, gone bad'. From where I sit, easyJet is the best it has ever been to work for and I personally am very happy here. There have been some significant management errors in terms of crewing levels that are coming back to bite us in a big way this summer. The subbing-in of Titan, Thomas Cook etc is frankly a disgrace brought about by too lean crewing levels. I fully expect someone at a high level to fall on his sword over this, and if he does not do so some assistance from the CEO may be provided! Nonetheless, from a worker bee's perspective, I have a great job day to day and will gladly take this job any day over many of the other options out there. I still believe that next to BA and Virgin, this is one of the best airlines to work for in the UK.
What we all need to recognise is that pilot recruitment is essentially an issue of supply and demand. The name of the game for any company is to pay the least it can get away with in order to minimise costs. As long as there are sufficient people willing to sign up to TRSS, there will be no change to the policy. You can argue the rights and wrongs of it, but that is nonetheless the harsh reality of the world we live in.