Torpids
Are you suggesting that all NATS management are indispensable ??
And since when have managers been "operational" in the true ATC sense of the word ??
As for IPMS, it's up to US to press them, press and press again....I refer to Stoney's eloquent post on the subject and state that I agree 100%.
We have the ammunition, the arguments and all the balls in our court; for the sake of our futures, let this opportunity go by at your peril.