Reply #1: Ah, the reliable Mr. Burnside

[muriel_volestrangler]

who somehow avoided a conviction for his dirty tricks campaign for British Airways against Virgin Atlantic.

Mr Burnside was accused of cold-calling Virgin customers and persuading them to switch to BA, spreading harmful stories about the state of tycoon Richard Branson's airline and using private investigators.

He resigned as BA's director of public affairs in 1993 following a court case which led to British Airways paying £610,000 in damages to Virgin. Mr Burnside, 48, who hails from Ballymoney, Co Antrim, now runs his own companies working in public relations, publishing and political lobbying.

http://millennium-debate.org/indsun28may3.htm

A piece of newsprint with his name at the bottom loses value and credibility, compared to a blank page. Whatever the truth of the bank robbery, having Burnside do the PR adds nothing to the case.