I find it amazing that some find it acceptable to own up to doing dirty tricks campaigns and undertaking 'coups', without any consideration of what is the best for BALPA. Putting up candidates to just challenge, without looking at the qualities or integrity are not acceptable. It seems that the top prefer to keep things hidden, and this thread has been about transparency - not a fight between BA and the rest of the community. It's been about honesty - and the expectation that those leading BALPA have this. Is everyone aware that the General Secretary has been relected for another 5 years, because he was unimposed, or should I say probably supported by BA. Maybe if they hadn't got in the Chair, they would have gone for General Secretary. What does this mean to the rest of us? As stated before let's have an honest report from BALPA, if they want to restore our faith in them.