Summerishere
First and last post....
....but an eloquent one, and thanks for your input.
You provide some interesting background detail from an accountants point of view. Nevertheless, however "linked" Unite and BASSA might be, it is becoming obvious that BASSA is very reluctant to provide the required detail, with personal experience of that shown by some posters here! Quite why Unite would need the weeks, as claimed, to find the accounts that should be readily to hand is symptomatic of an underlying 'illness' in that trade union, and it's BASSA branch.
That 'illness' is obfuscation, probably invoked to cover up dishonesty. You never get a straight answer from Unite or BASSA - Len's recent radio performances have been abysmal, in that respect! Whilst Unite's accounts may have been returned, I am not convinced that any accounts for BASSA could pass close inspection.
The hierarchy at BASSA have been so thoroughly and overtly dishonest in many aspects of their 'performance', that it doesn't take a huge leap of imagination to believe that their handling of membership funds might be similarly tainted. We shall see ..........
A fan of BA for many years
I hope that BA can retain that loyalty!
