Interesting post Airrage (with two r's). A few points.
Thanks to Margaret Thatcher, timetables for elections for Trade Union Officials are laid down by statute. Who is this mysterious 'BALPA Head Office' that you claim is subverting the process? Enough people (20 at least) knew in time to put a motion to the last Annual Delegate Conference in November not to elect Chris Darke. (It was resoundingly defeated by the way)The deadline for conference motions is sometime back in the summer. That is a fact.
You assume that all the posts expressing suprise at the election are from current BALPA members, and those who have the time to read everything that drops through their mail box. I doubt that you can claim that as a fact.
By all means, lets have an open and honest debate. I have an open mind but from the tone of your posts, I doubt if you do, but I won't claim that as a fact.
Finally, may I suggest that you don't take a number of unsubstantiated rumours and accusations and present them as 'facts'. After all to quote your own post,
" just so no-one is fed inaccurate information".
Last edited by Brae_Cwynd; 12th Apr 2002 at 22:57.