Thanks for the information on the change of policy on the use of the runway; very welcomed news indeed.
Does this change also relate to departures around midnight? I believe it would be beneficial if, between 1145 and 0045 we, perversely, utilized one runway for landing and one for departures. We used to end up in the ridiculous situation of 10 Jumbos (40 engines running) waiting at J1 for a stream of Freighters to land on 07R, whilst 07L was available and unused. The reason: Freighters always land 07L....
Take the point on the wasted effort re arranging the runway change. Why not formalize what we used to (which subsequently we were told not to do) and that is request it with APP/Dir when we confirm the ATIS code. Some times there are reasons we don't want on 07R, 25L (such as windshear)
Cafe city; what I meant was if ATC get it a bit tight they just "sidestep" you across.