I agree though that with the amount of snow we get in Manchester, it's unrealistic to expect us to have Scandinavian levels of runway clearing equipment.
I also agree but surely there should be enough equipment (at all UK airports not just MAN) in place to deal with the modest (although unpredictable) amounts of snow that we get
EVERY year!! It's not like snow is a once in a decade occurrence in this country, then I could understand getting caught with the proverbial pants down....