The Mail article is brilliant because it is entirely true. Unfortunately, it will be very damaging to the rest of the crew as know the public think they all live like that. What the newspapers need to do is to highlight the differences in contracts across the bases, which is essentially the main reason behind this dispute. For example, the crew at LGW who are eligible to apply for Working Tax Credits to boost there income, compared to the crew who run the Union, commute from LA, and can still afford to go part time...?