Although I do not totally agree with the MPL, I can understand it's concept.
Commercial flight training hasn't changed in a long time. With the different role of a pilot in todays airliners it is of no surprise that something like the MPL has been created. A pilot with a MEP CPL IR cannot just transition to an airline environment without further training, for example JOC, MCC. From my understanding the MPL helps focus the pilot more towards a multi crew operation from the very beginning with SOPs and a more airline environment in general. To say these pilots have less flying experience isn't really true. They still learn to fly on the same aircraft a traditional student might fly on but there is also more emphasis on simulator training. How much experience can a 250hour pilot have anyway.
"with this licence the systems fly the aircraft and the pilots monitor the systems"
This sounds an awful like how many airline pilots operate these days?
If I had teh choice I would revert to the traditional method..maybe because I'm old fashioned but I can sympathise with the understanding behind the multi pilots licence.
MB