Regarding Manch etc moving to Scottish or Nerc it wont happen in a long time.The company is in such a mess that the disruption would be enormous.
I think the status quo will be maintained for some time with the the only big change coming in next year regarding 33 etc.
The whole of Nats from top to bottom needs a complete overhaul with the right people making the decisions this time instead of groups of individuals who no nothing about everything!
All that has happened over the last 10 years or so is the problems are shifted from one unit to another without actually dealing with the problems of staffing and reorganising airspace properly.