I was a fully-qualified flight attendant, and an experienced member of the British Airways cabin crew. Admittedly my “experience” was limited to helping on one domestic UK flight soon after I completed my training. However, I still counted as a current member of staff when it came to the proposed British Airways strike, and – more importantly – the airline’s plans to avoid another damaging industrial dispute.

When I found £3000 in brand new £10 notes rolled up in the right hand glove of my navy blue BA uniform, I knew straightaway who had left it there. This was the airline-supplied bribe meant to persuade me to vote against the proposed strike.