I think these are a good points. This document is how they hope it will work.

It is obvious to us that is will not work like this, because we and the MU know all the aspects of music making. It is obvious to them that they will make it work, whatever the effect may be on music making and they know all the reason why they need to licence everything.

Howells (the whistling postman) is doing his best to portray to the middle ground, that musicians don't know what they are talking about and have some hidden agenda. He hasn't fooled The Times so there is still hope. I suspect that this document will help as it is so poor.