As SWBKCB said, where indeed would SEN be without Stobart....
Southend would have no new terminal, no new apron , no new station, no runway extension and no passengers.
When the new Southend opened and easyjet arrived I think some people here were expecting millions of passengers to flock though the doors of the terminal as in their eyes new routes were going to be opened quickly. Now reality has set in they don't like it.