Once you have done a bit of work around Europe and Scandanavia, you'll quickly realize just how "Fairly" various NAA's applied equal EASA part 66 criteria (and continue to do so) compaired with UKCAA. It's a bloody joke mate.
However, I think the UK is in the moral high ground wth the other countries in the moral low ground. Some of the abilities of some people certifying aircraft today is disgusting. Some of the paperwork procedures and safety control systems of some places is 3rd world at best in modern Europe.
It's p1ss poor