slip and turn
your arguments show a huge flaw in your knowledge of what ATCOS do and how they do it... your comment about reducing v/s being a bad thing just amplifies exactly how little you know about what you are talking about.
As for mentioning pay and terms and conditions earlier on... they have absolutely no bearing on this subject... Whether we have a good pension or not means nothing.
Safety is the number one issue with ATCOS and with NATS. The fact that it is not mentioned in every sentence of every press relese NATS makes does not mean they have forgotten about it. Rather it shows that because of all the good things NATS are achieving in safety and performance, they can concentrate more on the business plan.
ATCOS who have incidents absolutely crap themselves... SAFETY IS OUR NUMBER ONE CONCERN... how difficult is that for you to understand?
There will always be instances of poor technique... we are only super humans after all, not immortals. There is a very good check system in place to cover these instances - there are numerous ATCOs out there who have had a period of re-training to iron out bad habits... our professionalism is probably the biggest contribution to policing standards.