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Regurgitating a lie
Reporting the class action against the Post Office at the High Court The stories keep coming. All fundamentally the same but with different outcomes. This is the experience of former Subpostmaster Helen Walker: “I am one of the first-tier claimants in the Post Office Trial and wanted to share my story in an effort to…
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The NFSP’s latest wheeze
Reporting the class action against the Post Office at the High Court Comedy Subpostmaster “union” the National Federation of Subpostmasters has revealed its latest wheeze to Better Retailing magazine. According to an article published on 2 Jan, the NFSP (which is funded by, and therefore effectively a department of, the Post Office) has recruited 15…
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Secret email urgent request: thanks
Morning secret emailers. Thanks very much to everyone who responded to my request wrt to being prepared to be interviewed. I am sorry I haven’t had a chance to personally acknowledge everyone who applied. I have passed on a list to my colleagues in broadcast media who are getting interested in this trial ahead of…
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Post Office stops “horrified” MP from talking to staff
Reporting the class action against the Post Office at the High Court Amazing scenes in parliament yesterday where the slow decline of Crown post offices was debated by MPs. The debate was called by Wigan’s Lisa Nandy, who started with this extraordinary tale:”I was quite horrified at what happened last month when I went to…
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Secret email urgent request
Hello secret emailers! I was today alerted to the possibility that two, possibly three TV channels interested in doing some pre-filming in advance of Judgment Day later this month. If you are a claimant and you are happy to be filmed telling the story of what happened to you, please hit reply to this email…
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A claimant writes: “I am broken.”
Reporting the class action against the Post Office at the High Court Wendy is a claimant in Bates v Post Office. Her mental health has been affected by the ordeal she went through. She’s more than £30,000 in debt, suffers anxiety attacks and has been diagnosed with depression. She unreservedly blames the Post Office for…
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A union man writes: ‘”Be careful.” he said to me as he left.’
Reporting the class action against the Post Office at the High Court A union man writes: “Be careful.” As part of a series of guest blog posts (all submissions gratefully received – go to the bottom of this post for more details), please have a read of this from Mark Baker, a union organiser and…
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Paula Vennells’ CBE: update
Reporting the class action against the Post Office at the High Court Paula Vennells’ CBE In a recent blog post I mentioned Paula Vennells’ CBE and the public response to it. The JFSA have now issued a statement: “The JFSA is stunned at how inappropriate it was to award a CBE to Paula Vennells, CEO…
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A claimant writes…
Reporting the class action against the Post Office at the High Court Posted below is the first substantive entry on Janet Bradbury’s new blog which you can find here. Janet is one of the 550+ claimants in Bates v Post Office. It is a straightforward tale of how a good person’s life appears to have…
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Paula Vennells’ CBE
Reporting the class action against the Post Office at the High Court Paula Vennells, Chief Executive of the Post Office, has been given a CBE in the New Year’s Honours List. According to the Post Office “She is being recognised for her work on diversity and inclusion at Post Office, her commitment to the social…
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