Walnut
What comes round comes round, having been involved with the coup to rid ourselves of the ex Gen Sec, I am not surprised at this latest outcome.
The vitriol from one half of the NEC against the democratic half of the NEC at that time had to be seen to be believed. The democratic side of Balpa was heavily supported in the vote to rid ourselves of Chris Darke. The vote was approx 2 to 1 against Chris.
Having been retired for 5yrs my view from afar is that 2 terms from MG is about right, he has done a good job, but absolute power corrupts. However I believe your current Gen Sec is doing a good job, I believe he will ponder over this "coup" but will work well with Ian.
I believe Balpa will emerge stronger from this change, may I suggest that one NEC rule change that should be considered at the next ADC is just like American Presidents only 2 terms are allowed for the senior jobs in Balpa.
I know Ian well and hope that he may? consider this suggestion.