I was about to reply to Gonzo, but GASA has raised a good point.
How will future EGLC ATCOs undertake aerodrome familiarisation runs?
Surely, there are plenty of locations adjacent to EGLC where this facility could be located?
Gonzo, most of what you list above are improvements to the ATCOs task. No problems with any of that......But I'm yet to be convinced on this one.
When vertical stack lists were introduced at my unit, I rang approach, who were sitting 20 feet away and asked them to set up the VSL for the XXX Hold.
"Sorry I can't", was the reply......."Why not?", I enquired.
"Because it belongs to 'NERL', and NSL won't pay for us to have it", came the reply.
Accountancy rules, apparently.