Perhaps it would be better if the whole CPL/IR thing went extinct and people spent £8k on getting a PPL with some satisfaction at achieving something, rather than pi**ing away ten times that sum on something which usually does not lead to a job.
Thats what some would want but they haven't realised that if it was such the case the higher end training industry would be a fraction of what it is today. It would have very little ability to react to increases in demand. But it would quite rapidly shed capacity in down times. They want to get rid of all the modular and just hope they are the ones that survive. But most of it will be short term goals by accountants. The fact they will have shafted themselves in 5-10 years time doesn't matter to them.
They need the self finance students to keep things going in the down times even if they have very little chance of a job. If they wern't about it would end up costing the airlines more because they would have to subsidise in lean times just to keep the training line open.