Andy
I'm not saying there is hope for a resolution, just saying that I'm hoping there is one. No-one wants this grief to continue indefinitely but as you rightly point out the same probs may reappear and so they should be resolved to create certainty for the future. I think we can all agree on that!
STS you are right on the nail with the hammer.
BTW, in my own employment, I have accepted change and a future without absolute certainty but I am at least still employed and my best bet of continuing employment is to try to suggest and influence the changes and frankly, hope for the best. Anyone better off than this is, in my opinion, on a very good thing.
Ted