Clearly LEL is a ride committed to equality, so Brakeless has a perfectly valid opinion, based on what's been aired on this thread. My opinions are my own, and don't reflect anyone else's. I'm basing them on interviews with controllers. volunteers and riders around the course.
An extreme example is Eskdalemuir. That's the last one-way control on the Scottish circuit, where all controls are one-way. Dave went there first and got an interview with two-time LEL fastest finisher, Anco de Jong, at that point with 23 hours in hand, who had a moan about the signage at Innerleithen.
I went there and got an interview with multi-RAAM finisher and indoor 24 hour record holder, Marko Baloh. He told me about Chris Hopkinson's mechanical problems, had a moan about there being too many controls, and was finally persuaded by the desk staff to have some cake. He then got held up for a bit by some German in baggy shorts, with spoke reflectors on his wheels, who faffed about filling his water bottle.
The relevant bit for the thread is the controller explaining that they opened first thing in the morning, and waited for 2pm for riders to appear. Clearly they could delay opening until they got word from Innerleithen, but the control opening time is printed on the card. The controller told me it wasn't worth her while going to the review meeting in York. She lives in Cheshire, and won't be doing the job again.
That leaves an opportunity for someone to control at Eskdalemuir, perhaps Brakeless could take it on. A tip I would have, is that he/she could save themselves 12 hours of trying to keep his/her team interested, by starting the 5am group at 5pm. That would also make it possible for press and dignitaries to attend the most prestigious start, as the pool of people prepared to witness the start of an event, in Loughton, at 5am, on a Sunday, is quite small. I know, I was there.