I'm sorry LTNman and others who may disagree, LTN is a shambolic mess, due to a terminal inadequate for it's needs, no tarmac space to speak of with too-few stands and a one-way taxi system totally outdated for the traffic that uses the airport. No airbridges (yet), passengers held like cattle in a pooling area then schlepped out in a mob to the aircraft no matter what the weather, the same for the long queues waiting to get inside to the immigration desks.
That being said, however, Liverpool is a classic case of an airport with similar problems, but look at the innovative way they literally built a shiny new terminal over the top of the old one and what is there now is a terminal to be proud of, with plenty of room for the inevitable expansion.