I seem to remember a government minister remarking a few years ago that it would be great if GA spoke with "fewer voices", and reading some of the above goes to reaffirm the truth in her remark.
I attach this by way of an analogy....
YouTube - The People's Front
Personally, I think that AOPA UK do a pretty good job given how small they are compared to AOPA in the US of A. Perhaps once the PFA/LAA have decided whether they want to join forces with the BMAA they will look like a united front to be reckoned with. As an IMC holder, I share many of the aims of PPL IR, and if sure that they are a terrific organisation but, in the wider political world, an organisation with 328 members in the UK will appear at best to be a "niche" pressure group, rather than a credible body.
Perhaps time for all these organisations to talk to one another???