Thanks for the great advice, I'll get back into battle this weekend and see what happens.
I cleared out all metal lines apart from the long front-back line, However, I did disconnect it from the union at the back, had someone press the pedal and lots of fluid came out, so fluid flows through pretty well. I'm also going to recheck the back metal and rubber lines to make sure they haven't got gunked up again.
Thanks again, will let you know how it goes!!
BTW, the order confuses me a little. Bentley and you guys say FR, FL, RR, RL. Haynes says RR, RL, FR, FL. Some more generic sites agree with Haynes, in that you start with the brake that's got the longest line from the cylinder which makes more sense to me. Any ideas why VW recommend their order?