I think most peoples memory of Maxwell is as some fat bloke who fell off his yacht
Try saying that to a Daily Mirror retiree!
Well I think you're wrong, o big one! Pensions are big news. Brown has destroyed the pensions industry and we've just had a highly visible strike by British Gas engineers.
IMHO the general feeling will be that professional pilots earning £50k a year can afford to make their own provisions for their retirement
Do you somehow think that we don't contribute to our pensions then? The argument is that BA are trying to wriggle out of their contractual obligations because it doesn't suit an arbitrary business plan.
IMHO the public will understand the story:
"Most profitable airline in World with £2bn cash wants to rob employees of deferred pay"