He/she doesn't have to provide directs, they are not part of the mandate of being a controller.
So what happened to the bit about maintaining an expeditious flow of air traffic?
Then we have all this (rightly in my opinion) about the environment and saving the planet's resources so shouldn't this feature in part of the remit? Wouldn't like the New Age luvvies to hear about this or the protesters that closed Stansted for half a day a while back!