Is that some sort of threat?
You are quite correct as to why Gill went belly-up, however the damage had been done long before.
The reason for my tone was simply that both the title of the thread, and the assertions of PaulDeGearup, are completely out of order, as they imply that BE somehow lied to Gill staff- that is not only untrue, but quite outrageous on a public forum. These assertions are also damaging to BE, but that is obviously OK in your book....
BTW, I have first-hand experience of being in airlines that have gone broke... twice. I know how it feels and I sympathise, but that is absolutely no excuse for both the title and initial content of this thread.