So no takers in justifying MATZ?
The Upper Heyford thing was at least an attempt to give some rationale to things - however skewed!
And operators can chose to operate IFR in Class G with no radar? Why would any responsible regulator allow that - paying customers without the basic protection which they passengers largely all expect?
At the end of the day if regional airports want commercial traffic there has to be a minimum level of service - that is mandatory on the ground - but staggeringly not in the air........