If all you Uk trained people can remember the APR manual which states that "speed control is not a good substitute for good vectoring" then we should not have to use it. However in the real world I do. The only phrase I use is "no ATC speed restriction" which is only for inbound a/c when I know that they will not catch the one ahead. However, I experience many times that the en route centre do not apply speed control at all and when released to us they can be travelling at 350kts @ FL60. This can result in problems with our sequencing and landing order. I prefer to use my experience and skill to make sure that all no.2 a/c have the required spacing after no.1 has landed (I know this cannot be done at all times if you have a busy airport) but it keeps a lot of your skill in the job.
ILS 119.5