Mikehotel152 no it's been a policy of theirs since (in relative terms) long before the introduction of the FPP.
They haven't made a decision to stop Direct Entry at all, it is just on hiatus at the moment as they manage the crew levels after the BMI integration. They have already committed to FPP, they haven't committed to Direct Entry that's the difference.
In 2011 they were recruiting Direct Entry at the same time as opening the FPP in anticipation of a need for greater numbers of pilots. Then the BMI takeover happened and the plans went awry.