111 Boy, we have had a drink together and you were good company, not shy of putting an opinion across! I wish you all the best for the future.
I am surprised that you are so accepting of the situation, but as you rightly say that is your option.
Like you I have been made redundant in the past, but the difference between then and now is that those companies acted in accordance with employment law, ensuring that the staff received all monies they were due.
It is totally wrong that Stoddart should be able to behave in such a maverick way ignoring the legislation in place to cover these situations. That is why so many of us are following the legal path.