What would I like to see?
More ATCOs and engineers on the shop floor; sectors split more often. It's quality of the service provided we should be looking at, not how many aircraft an individual can shift in a session.
An ATCO may be able to 'cope' with a certain amount of traffic, but whilst merely 'coping', are the customers; the Airlines etc, getting the best service? I very much doubt it. So; more bums on seats, and I mean real seats, not fictitious paper seats on paper aeroplanes. It is a sad day when BA pilots comment on the RT that 'this sector should be split'. Even sadder when they are correct but we cannot do it.
I heard of someone wishing to split a position just 3 days ago, because a management planning decision on another sector meant that the first position was becoming unworkable... the answer - 'no split' not enough staff. The only solution - MDIs. The result - customers P***ed off!
Less money spent on gimmicks would mean more money to bring in much needed AAVAs to bring the manpower up to a minimum acceptable level!