There seems to be an air of defeatism in Holley's tone, as if the reality of Bassa's hopeless position has eventually penetrated even his thick skull.
I imagine that a couple of hour's of Billy Bragg's dirges will rapidly bring the strike to its' inevitable conclusion.
PS Thanks for indulging me over here. The moderator on the SLF forum on Pprune has thrown yet another wobbly & closed the thread.