UK CAA - No Backbone

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Has Europe left the CAA powerless

Is it the problem that Europe (and our own Government) has given to much say in the regulation of the industry to EASA and taken away the ability of our own regulator to use common sense. If the rules put in place are from politicians (and how much do they know about aviation apart from their club class seats, that we pay for) what hope is there for the national regulator to do something, we in the industry need to pressurise the MEPs to take the noses out, by writing and telling them that the systems are so much XXXX
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