I disagree. Stansted was and remains something of a white elephant. It is only able to attract a small number of second rank operators and is dominated by a single carrier which is unwilling to pay market rates for the use of the facilities.
Even easyJet is struggling to grow the business at STN..
Without the cross subsidy from LHR and LGW I doubt very much they will get a Runway 2 at STN, especially as traffic is falling.