On the specific proposal for the ANO changes, is anyone other than "yours-truly" paranoid enough to notice what happens if you look down the other end of the telescope?
If you knew that some European body like EASA which has EU directive powers which over-ride the UK ANO was likely in 2008 or 2009 to 'strike out' all fixed wing or helicopter licences which were not either JAA licences (to be renamed EASA licences) and NPPL (which would be further enhanced with VLA adjustments and renamed with some sort of european 'sports' tag), then you'd have a 'study' to find out how to change the ANO in 2007 to prepare for this future 'strike out' so that when it happened in 2008 or 2009, flying at all levels could continue with minimum disruption.
It's funny, but I feel such a 'study' to prepare the ANO of the possible termination of some licences would have to suggest ANO changes along the lines of those currently being proposed. Once you have the 2007 changes in with all sorts of ratings in all sorts of licences and all the non-ANO exemptions dispensed with, any law making body can then easily strike out any licence it choses without pulling out a brick which causes collapse - eg: why not, once these 2007 changes are in, terminate CAA licences, and tell the holders they MUST apply (administratively) by a certain date in 2008 or 2009 for the equivalent JAA licence or NPPL (suitable renamed) or they would not have a licence at all.
Now some might say 'good thing' - all those automatic IMC privileges of the CAA CPL go, and ALL microlighters would be forced onto the NPPL with 12 hour renewals including instructor flights, and all SEP PPLs would pay for a new licence every 5 years. Other would say 'bad thing' - all those automatic IMC privileges of the CAA CPL go, and ALL microlighters would be on the NPPL with 12 hour renewals including instructor flights, and all SEP PPLs would pay for a new licence every 5 years. Even better, done through EASA directive, the CAA could not be accused of withdrawing licences it had said originally were for 'life'.
Anyway, don't worry about it, it's obvously just my imagination being too active.