I started a thread called Scrap the IMCR
With friends like that...
Joking aside, I know that's taking your views out of context, but neither an en-route IMC rating with VFR arrival nor an "accessible IR" cuts the mustard.
As lots of us are saying, an "almost certain" VFR arrival is a fantasy.
Equally, an "accessible IR" isn't really accessible to the majority of PPLs unless it's virtually as accessible as the current IMC rating. Most IMC rating holders would probably not use it enough to remain current (=safe) in airways, SIDs, STARs etc. I'm all in favour of making the IR more accessible, but that's not enough.
The IMCR is an en-route IMC qualification but allowing instrument approaches to conservative minima. That's what we need, it almost certainly saves lives, and it's worth fighting for. On safety grounds alone, I really hope our representatives face down any opposition to its retention in the UK.