Yes, however, it was qualified with r/t, discipline and lookout, and I made particular ref to Unicom, where is has to be that way.
Specifically I was referring to some fields where as you approach, calling position and ASSUMING, that the crcuit pattern is one way, when a Lear or similar can take off downwind, straight from his private hangar. It happened to me in Florida, and nr Chicago.
I have experience of Van Nuys where as you may be aware, everything is joining, and yet lookout, comms, positioning and ATC come together, generally nicely.
The UK system in general works, as long as everyone is on the same page, and forgive me, this debate has shown that it may not be the case.