Having calmed down a bit now and done some more research, I can see this was not an isolated occasion and "current cretinous management" sums it up rather well. Some of the other pilot managers (Base Captains) appear to have been appointed after just telephone calls were made, so it is quite amazing really that there was actually a face to face interview held at all.
Out of Synch. You are "Out of Touch" because some of us value integrity fairly high on our list of qualities for the pilots who are suposed to represent us and if this deceitful person did not have that integrity to make his intentions clear, then I am damned if he will represent me and therfore my resignation from Balpa. I ask you this question. Would you buy a used car from a man like that? No? Well niether would I!
Flaps One. You have lost the plot. The easyjet pilots have been royally shafted by the "cretinous management" with the conivance and cooperation of the Balpa CC. We are working harder than ever before and have had some of our leave taken away for good measure. If that wasn't bad enough, it now appears that you cannot even TRUST the members of the CC - because it seems they want to secretly GET INTO MANAGEMENT! For heavens sake can't you see what this looks like from the line pilots' perspective? Its a bloody joke, that's what it is! Only WE (the line pilots and former Balpa members) are on the receiving end of it and I for one do not find it funny.