One: Find scapegoat , ICAO? Metoffice? NATS? Brown? Adonis? CAA?
(A knighthood for whichever chairman takes the blame .... hurry.)
Two: "We (the government) can't say yes it's up to you private industry to make your own decision" ("here is the data we have collected using your tax funded equipment")
(Three: Dammage will happen ... "told you so")
Maybe the other European countries will stop blindly following the UK on aviation matters - too late I guess....