Crundale your profile says ops which would explain your lack of understanding as explained to me by an ex colleague on the job.
The manchester crews are being asked to operate from stansted but are not positioned or rested iaw cap 371, only layed over for an indefinite period.
The deals you mentioned were compromises made under duress of being rebased.
The above apparantly only touches on what the company tried to get away with .Initially they were ordered to position in their own time for flying in stn with no supporting paper work to rebase them. ergo cap 371 still applies to their "normal Place of work" details in the book.
I have had a comprehensive briefing from two balpa members (and old friends not prone to whinging) involved in the contract, and things are a lot worse than a bit of poor morale.
If you have info to counter this i would like to hear it.
farty