Nice to see the thread getting back on track......
Earlier comments refer to BA Mainline pilots not excercising discretion. I've used it 8 times in the last year and that tends to be the rule not the exception. We also have trips rostered regularly to a few minutes away from max FDP.
I wish the unfortunate scapegoat the best of luck in the following weeks/months and ALL pilots at CityExpress, do the honourable thing and wind your necks in, be it seconded or not. This thread became a disgrace to our profession and until page 13 was embarassing for any UK pilot.
There's 'thread creep' and there's thread 'creeps'. Try not to be second one, eh?