Why does 'simpler' imply any lowering in standards, 'notice'? Or is that the jealous observation of someone who has had to pay over the odds for a JAR/FCL PPL?
Read the post carefully, dear civil serpent, and you'll note that it's the industry and the CAA who are keen on the NPPL. We're merely trying to ensure that a minimum safe level of skill and medical standard are accepted.
Personally I neither need nor would train pilots towards a NPPL. BUT others do - so we're just making sure that their needs are catered for without detriment to safety.