Hi there, @Hugh 
Your comment totally makes sense, and we absolutely agree with you. Thank you so much for the feedback!
The thing is that this widget was released before the new EU cookie regulations were introduced.
However, we do realize the importance of this feature n light of the recent changes, and our devs came up with this custom solution, which accepts/declines all cookies on the website. Some users already tested this workaround and found it really helpful.
We also have a request on the Wishlist for the Cookie Consent with actual blocker and if this idea gets more votes, we’ll try to consider it down the line 