"Maybe this an indication of the way things are going, leaking appears to be rife (often from management onto staff?) in NATS, latest heard is that at least some LHR controllers are apparently hinting that for a £10K payment the problem could go away?"
Hey, if you don't ask you don't get! The 10k should cover nicely the extra 15-20 mins a day it takes to get into the new tower. It's part of the working day, shouldn't they be recompensed for it?