Peter,
Many congratulations - from one of the 78ers who left on the same day as you - on a well deserved return to BA, and all best wishes for your future career in BA.
I'm sure that the pilots in BA will welcome your return, and see this for what it is, a rare outbreak of common sense prevailing in an overly process driven airline.
And for their assistance in enabling this to happen, our thanks should go not only to the BALPA reps involved but also to the senior BA managers who authorised it.
Best Regards
Bellerophon