Re the 767's - I am Cabin Crew for Thomson and have been to Cancun twice in the last month and going again on Saturday more often than not they have been on the ex blue 767's.
As for it being unfair to pay for leg room on the long haul aircraft doing short haul - if you don't want to don't..... I personally do because I like more space not because I am unhappy with the offerings!
As for LPL opening - that is ridiculous - the company is going through a cost saving exercise to save millions of pounds and the crew at the minute are putting in for voluntary redundancy and reducing hours on contracts....