NIKNAK, OK point taken about DAP, but ask yourself why? Is it because that it is supposed to be a joint civil / Mil organisation where the vast majority of civil representatives are in fact ex-Mil.
All NATS seem to do is turn up with a lot of complicated figures and charts and bamboozle them into submission. The old adage bull**** baffles brains, can be loosely used in this instance. Is it any wonder that the Mil has subcontracted out to NATS to demonstrate the requirement to increase CAS around Brize Norton. More graphs, stats and hey-presto job done. Moral of the story, if you want CAS then you have to get in bed with NATS, as UK airspace is pretty much sewn up by horse trading between them and the MOD.