June 23rd 11, 08:01 PM
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Tube driver wins claim for unfair dismissal - strikes off?
"Roland Perry" wrote in message
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In message , at 18:51:36 on Thu, 23 Jun
2011, tim.... remarked:
Why don't you look it up and see? I'm content that the BBC's lawyers
wouldn't allow a massive misstatement (even from a 3rd party) and also
point at an apparent lack of challenge or retraction.
You're joking of course :-(
Of course not. Especially when you've got the union on hand to jump in
and say the quote was wrong. Another really easy stick to beat LU with,
but they haven't.
LUL would be ill advised to misquote the tribunal to that extent as
well.
Where did they say that they were quoting the tribunal.
Haven't you read the news reports *at all*? BBC, yesterday:
Mike Brown, the managing director of LU, said ....
"The employment tribunal has ruled today that Mr Thomas should
have been disciplined for his actions and that his dismissal was
in no way due to his activities as a union member."
They were putting their own spin on it as all PR agents do.
Making up such a quote is way beyond spin. It would be a direct and
easily verifiable lie.
It's still what they do.
tim
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