As a humble SLF and one-time glider pilot,
Having read this thread and various offshoots, and having just listened to the ATC recording, which highlighted how incredibly calm and measured the responses were from each of the people/groups involved, may I just say how much I was impressed by the actions of all those involved in this incident. Truly professional !!
There are those who post here who will always try to seek blame and unfairly denigrate individuals, regardless of the facts. To them I would say **** ***
CS