As someone who had their medical revoked by the jobsworth staff of the CAA medical division I welcome the introduction of the NPPL. I've now got my declaration form signed by my GP who was happy to do so (but had to part with £70 for the privelege). So I shall soon be endeavouring to get in a SEP skills test and difference training for the SLMG. Guess you don't get a discount for applying for both at the same time? So well done to Beagle and his colleagues for making this possible.
Incidentally for someone deemed unfit to hold a PPL I've been flying sailplanes and now have all three diamonds which for those who don't know is cross country flights of 300 and 500 kilometres and a height gain of 16400 feet (went to 21000 feet in Aboyne,Scotland).