Here's a thought............
Problem: Balpa starting to worry about its future as pensions meltdown threatens to divide and polarise the uk workforce who pay their subs. At the same time they suddenly clock senior members will not be paying subs anymore on retirement following the harsher tax regime. Cue big red panic button.
Solution: I know, let's start to take an interest in the poor afflicted pay to fly/self sponsored who will surely be employed in a few years somewhere in the industry (even though before the policy was that more pilots=weaker negotiating position for the union therefore let the little Herberts get on with it).
Sorry guys, industry, CAA and Unions have all had their chance to embed a cost effective strategy to give the best people from all backgrounds the possibility of successful career. They have all failed