My my my, what an incredible imagination you have Mr Rider! You should write Morse novels, quite the conspiracy theorist indeed.
In answer to your question, no, I have never met Mr Halstead. I've never worked for easyJet. The only similarity I can fathom from your post is that we are both Airbus rated pilots, incidentally I'm A320/330 rated, one of thousands (and unfortunately also one of thousands currently out of work).
I'm sorry to disappoint you, I just don't agree with this agenda of putting a young man down because of a failed company from five years ago.
Incidentally, if what is written on this thread is true then Mr Halstead is encouraging pay-to-fly and self funded type ratings. Something which I am inherently against.
It's a nice theory though, very creative.
Right, I'm off for a large scotch and then bed. I'll leave you to it.