Big Tudor - I would strongly agree that these sorts of things should be put a public forum. If MYT made the decision then they should be willing to stand behind the decision that they made, whether or not their decision was made available to readers in a public forum. Sure it might have been Private and Confidential, but I think that MrHorgy had a right to make it avalible on the public forum if wanted to. While MYT might be slightly embarresed of it being avaliable on a public forum, they are after all the ones who made a decision, to offer and then de-offer a position.
MrHorgy - Probably a good indication of the respect that MYT have for their staff. It might however only be a once off, and they might be a great employer, but wouldn't probably rely on them. Like alot of buisnesses, they possibly view their staff as expendable, and don't view yourself as critical to the survial of their business, mainly because there are probably 100 people to in line to replace you. Good luck to you in the future though.