clipped_wings, while I agree that NATS could be run better in some areas I would take issue with some of your sweeping statements.
"costly peripheral perks, jollies, meetings, cars, early goes"
- well yes, early goes on the odd occasion - traffic in the big world varies enormously as does complexity and weather. Can not be totally predicted or flowed and must be staffed for otherwise we are criticsed for causing delays. This is not a competition to see how few people we can use - this is transportation of human beings in aluminimum cylinders five miles up - and as 'Bev Bevan' points out "above all cost effectively" just about sums up the SirCO approach!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
As for the rest, what perks??? what jollies??? meetings - what do you mean. Does SirCO run with individual staff never communicating or deciding policy??? - thinking about it probably so! Ideal way to run a safety critical industry I would think! Cars - I wish!!!
