Report on BBC news that Manchester airport has had infringements of its airspace by drones. It has asked operators to be more vigilant and stay clear. Wow.
Yet paragliders, parameters, sailplanes will all be penalised severely if they created the same offence.
I can almost guarantee that when there is the first mid-air collision there will be an all out hunt for the owner. Following that, successful or not, there will be a drive for registration so that owners can be identified.
Owners who operate sensibly & legally can not have any objection to registration when they purchase a drone, other than cost. Where it will be difficult to enforce is when people buy them via internet from an overseas supplier.
Given that we are in a proactive accident prevention environment I wonder why there is such a lackadasical response.
This is not a prohibition or even a restriction on drone operations; it's simply a means to identify those who act irresponsibly in a life threatening environment.