"they'd not be taking so long to say approved or disapproved"
Totally agree. I personally take confidence in the time it is taking. They have had more than enough time to find reasons to fail us and yet have not done so. Also, had this been a quick approval it would have played directly into the fudster's hands as they would have just said it was an indequate and flawed assessment blah, blah, blah. Far better it is the most thorough review possible leaving no unanswered questions. This will also be beneficial for other Regulator's approvals as UK MHRA has a world-wide reputation from which they can take it's lead.
Bullish