More on Gordon Brown's comments here...
Gordon Brown condemns BA strikes as 'deplorable and unjustified' | Mail Online
Seems fairly clear that he is now desperately trying to broker a deal on the basis of twisting BA's arm to put the rejected deal back on the table because Unite might belatedly have decided do a flipflop and realise it was the best they're going to get. That would be unfortunate because of the damage since announcing strike dates - the concessions made by other areas of the BA workforce will in effect have done nothing but finance a small portion of the months of union disruption and the appalling diversion of management time when it was most needed to handle the recession. The Rubicon has been crossed, and anything now perceived as a drawn contest would augur badly for the future. The time for government arm twisting and a fudged outcome was long ago, and embarrassing as it might be for Mr Brown, in my view BA must win and be seen to have won if confidence is to be restored, and clarity established once and for all over who runs the company.