We all know that Unite is not always accurate with its figures.
Unite claim on their website a membership of 2 million – the TUC has the Unite membership listed at 1,557,892 – only ½ million adrift – just a small membership database problem.
It would therefore seem quite reasonable to take any of their figures with a pinch of salt!
An interesting FT article (last year) -
Exclusive: Unite “loses” 300,000 members | Westminster Blog | FT.com