Brilliant, none of my points have addressed any of the arguments

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But the following arguments are very clear and cogent:
BA will announce RECORD PROFITS this year, somewhere in the vicinity of £1,000,000,000.
We all know that BA management leaves a lot to be desired. In fact, they seem to be pathetic.
So if BA management is poor (which we all agree, it is),
the overall incompetence of the present management
I can see why there is little point in BA management engaging in any talks with BALPA.
Just for the record, I am not and never have been a BA manager of any description.