Although we could all be down on the south coast in ten years time
Not on a NATS Area ATCO's (i.e. Band 5 ATCO 2) salary.
NATS commercial contracts with non-BAA airports are actually cost-driven and price-sensitive as London City, Farnborough, Luton, Cardiff and Belfast can testify.
Try checking out the real ATC world; Bristol Radar from Swanwick?
Dream on Sunshine...
