Hi "callyoushortly" and all others at the Capital's airport.
I agree that sometimes you are presented with a load of c*** on 06, but the watch I work with certainly does not present you with 3 abreast on that runway all going fast.....we have enough ex-airfield people to realise the problems that gives you.
I personally always start to aim for TWEED when there are more than 3 arrivals in close proximity, and then "offer" you the traffic, and if you decide to take it into the sequence all well and good and if I have to put it in the hold, no big panic from my point of view.
I agree that some more education is needed with some AREA controllers, especially those with no Approach Radar experience.
Finally, a slightly off-topic question for the Edinburgh people....when both you and Glasgow are on "easterlies", why don't you make more use of the buffer zone (and beyond) and run aircraft on parallel base legs when there is no traffic between you and the GLG ?