bose-x, your prejudice against the LAPL is well-known...
It isn't a 'chocolate teapot' licence by any stretch of the imagination, it is a pilot licence allowing flight throughout EASA member states under VFR, requiring simple medical standards. It can include night, aerobatic, towing and mountain ratings and is good enough for the needs of many private fliers.
But RFs / ATOs / DTOs fear loss of income by providing a more achievable licence.... That's the real reason for the lack of progress regarding LAPL issues - training organisations' greed and abysmal marketing.
For those who
really want to fly under IFR, fly in the US or gain instructor certificates and who can hold a Class 2 medical, there is a simple LAPL-to-PPL upgrade course available which doesn't require any further exams.
The LAPL-only FI can improve his/her employability by also holding a CRI certificate - which for those suitably qualified can include providing aerobatic instruction to any pilot licence holder, whether ATPL, CPL, PPL or LAPL.