I'm sure someone is gagging to write the book.
I gave up thinking that either side was being entirely truthful a long time ago. Unfortunately that's one of the downsides of conducting the dispute in the press.....
Oh yes, I had forgotten that one C100, but in the circumstances of the time, I suspect the ACAS thing fell within the 'cockup theory', rather than actual fabrication. Everything else that happened at the time made fabricating a story utterly pointless for WW to try.
As for the book, I might retire and do exactly that! It is a fascinating story although, I have to say, it hasn't
really been conducted in the press. Of course it has grabbed headlines -'12 days of christmas' and 'cabin crew walk out' and many others
recently - but that has only really been since christmas. All the origins and escalation of the dispute have carried on by internal communications and meetings. And the way forums have worked has, I suspect, had a far greater influence on how the whole issue has developed, than the media.
In all of what has become public on
this forum, I'm not sure that there is much
balance between the two sides, in the ratio of verifyable fact versus complete bo11ocks spouted to their adherents and the public. I would think even the most partisan reader would have to admit BASSA have been way out in the lead with that particular acheivement - one of their few.
Roger.