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Two more convictions quashed today – full story
Tara and Parmod clear their names Teju (Tara) Adedayo and Parmod Kalia are two very special people. I had not met either of them before the first Bates v Post Office High Court trial in 2018. Around the rather muted (dull) environs of the Rolls Buildings courts Tara was fun to be around. She often…
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Have I Got News For You vs Post Office! (and other media updates…)
Merton and Hislop stick the boot in I know I know – I should have mentioned it in the last update, but it was all a bit rushed and I forgot, sorry. Have I Got News For You spent six minutes picking over the Post Office Horizon IT Scandal on 30 April, but eagle-eyed viewers…
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Lord Arbuthnot calls for police investigation into Post Office execs
540 more possible unsafe convictions At 12.59pm this afternoon the Post Office let slip a press release stating it was contacting 540 people it had prosecuted with Horizon evidence to help them with a possible appeal. This is just about the biggest news of the last two years, in a couple of years which has…
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ITV announce drama commission as Postmasters meet the Prime Minister
… and what has the PO CEO been up to? What an extraordinary day. At 10am, ITV announced they were turning the Post Office Horizon Scandal into a four-part prime time drama series. At 11am – campaigning voice for Subpostmasters Chris Head had a meeting with Post Office chief executive Nick Read to discuss next…
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Possible Prime Minister meeting with Subpostmaster campaigners on Zoom tomorrow
Boris wants the skinny I am multi-tasking – football on the phone beside me, laptop open for business. Manchester United currently winning 6-2. I am writing to tell you I have heard the Prime Minister is going to hold a half hour Zoom meeting with some campaigning Subpostmasters tomorrow afternoon. It is apparently to “find…
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Barristers cleared of contempt – and after Vennells… who else?
Page and Marshall in the clear Good evening dear friends from my remote Devonian hidey-hole. I went outside for the first time in three days today to explore the nearby lanes and paths. It was the first chance I have had since coming down here on Sunday. I’m meant to be cut off from the…
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More appellants on the way as the Horizon scandal drags Paula Vennells under
Scandal hits home Hello secret email friends I am currently holed up in a cottage in Devon quietly trying to write a book about this scandal, but the media interest in this story is still gratifyingly present and I am have been getting regular calls to come onto various outlets and explain the story. On…
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Historic day at the RCJ – 39 Subpostmaster convictions quashed
Tears, prosecco and joy. At last, one of the biggest scandals in recent memory has been recognised with the quashing of 39 Subpostmaster convictions at the Court of Appeal. To watch the news media hanging off Jo Hamilton’s every word as she gave an impromptu press conference outside the Royal Courts of Justice was something…
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Campaigner to meet PO boss & could the High Court settlement agreement be reopened?
Campaigner bags meeting with PO boss Since the 2019 settlement former Subpostmaster Chris Head has made a determined effort hold the Post Office and the government’s feet to the fire over the Horizon scandal. He took a petition to Downing Street and has been working with his MP Kate Osborne to try to get some…
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Post Office CEO calls on government to compensate Subpostmasters
“I am urging government to work with us” Last week Nick Read, the Post Office Chief Executive, gave a significant speech to his senior management. The contents were partially leaked to Sky News on Sunday, and I have now published the full text of what Mr Read said on Post Office Trial, with a commentary.…
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