There have been many times when we could have been sequenced ahead of, or within the other arriving aircraft from the other direction instead of slowing to turbo-prop speeds to go behind.
And that comment is based on what exactly? Would this be another case of "Pilot's own judgement of the sequence" based on what is seen on TCAS?! That is something else that is becoming more common...crews bleating about the arrival order based on what THEY see and NOT the big picture on the radar that looks out to 60 miles!
Remember that you may be handed over to your destination from a different Area sector from other traffic. Therefore what you hear inbound from your particular Scottish sector may not be representative of other traffic inbound to the same airfield.
The chaps and chapeesses in ATC are not out to penalise you, however you CANNOT always "jump the queue" just because your company is putting pressure on you. What about every other operator that is in the same position?
Just some food for thought...