Keep the thread.
Flash8 & FMGC both make vital points & it is not only Ireland where big business calls the shots. It is the new establishment & this can be seen by the way the CAA inspectors, et al, naturally identify with management.
For this reason I do not agree that the thread should have been pulled. Only a firm stand (even a confrontational one) will ensure that the issue remains live.
As it is, time will tick by, other events will gain prominence and more interesting causes will take eyes off balls and it will slip quietly into obscurity. You only have to look at the way government plays the media and uses spin.
If you can bury an issue for long enough you can distract the public with different bait and they'll forget or loose interest.
Remember too that the UK CAA gets its revenue from the industry. The more ASK out there for sale & the more fuel that is burnt, the more dosh they get. They are not in the business of rocking boats.