MJ
How can you hand on heart say that ATSOCAS (as of yesterday now defunct now called UK FIS) adds nothing to a pilots safety? If you are referring to BS, I whole heartedly agree but DS & TS surely aid safety by increasing the pilots SA at the very least?
As for airprox reporting, in recent years there has been an enormous culture change in the reporting of incidents. Whereas before ATCOs could exercise judgement and often a quick phone call after would set all parties straight, now we are mandated to report all manner of incidents to ensure they are recorded tracked and trends highlighted.
Moli