May I say what civilised replies to this thread. I love it when people disagree with me and do it with good grace like this. Thanks BSD. It makes posting on Pprune so much more worthwhile when we can all avoid the bile which so ofen puts me off writing anything here.
For what it's worth I have long thought that if we could get rid of the seniority system for employment and promotion worldwide ,we would all be much happier and probably well off, and unions would become rather less relevant. Also, I've always wanted to know: how much do Balpa and the IPF pay the TUC, and how much of that goes to Labour party funding?
And BSD, I too would hate to be interred by the local police. Sounds a bit harsh (first offence, anyway).....