Dear Vs Lhr,
Branson may well have been trying to say that VS could not afford the same rates as BA. The fact remains that you will still be the lowest paid crew in the U.K., on average £2,000 per year worse off than even the charter/low cost airlines.
It seems from your posts that you are happy with a boss that pays you so lowly and then tells you to go forth if you do not like it!
As you seem to be so anti union/industrial action I assume that you will not be taking the full 4.8%, but the initial 2% with strings that was the first offer to crew.
Regards,