Rex
Fair comments,. What folks need to be aware of is that BA is very much "process" driven, especially at management level and once a process is decided, such as selection and recruitment, getting it changed is a bit like doing a U turn in a supertanker.
I rather suspect some in flight ops, including recruitment (and perhaps "commercial"..the lot that "own" this summer's time table ) are beginning to realise that they need more pilots on line now, or not later than cease work tonight. Whether that gives them enough leverage over the other interested parties to succeed in getting the recruiting process streamlined we will have to wait and see.
Hope it all works out for you.