The CAA don't really want to regulate gliding so everyone just carries on as before.
The CAA will be obliged to apply the same level of regulation across the board whether it wants to or not!
If AOPA is worth its salt, it appears from what David Roberts has said, and he should know as one of the Architects of this nonsense, it could relieve the burden on many small operators who will simply give up. AOPA would then control all PPL flying schools which is exactly what they wanted when they proposed the JAA PPL back in the early 90s.