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The 800-piece jigsaw and Paul Scully’s flip flops
Attack of the green benches Hello friends I have been going a little stir crazy recently. Child 3 has COVID and is too young to be left home alone, so I have done the honourable thing and not left the house whilst Mrs Wallis is at work. Child 3 is fine, don’t worry, almost asymptomatic,…
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Double anniversary: Bates v Post Office settled two years ago today, first six convictions quashed a year ago today
Plus: more appeals declined Morning all It’s a year since the first six Postmaster convictions were quashed at Southwark Crown Court and two years since the surprise settlement announcement in Bates v Post Office. None of the six Subpostmasters have received proper compensation for their false prosecutions, and as we know, neither Alan Bates nor…
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Govt washes its hands of compensation for the 555 once more
Claims “nothing further” it can do Hi everyone Before we get down to business, I’d like to start with a thank you to the several dozen new subscribers who have joined the secret emailers over the last few days. Thank you for buying a book through Bath Publishing, and welcome along. Putting together this newsletter…
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Scrutiny of compensation for the 555 civil litigants definitely on the table – Inquiry Chair
JFSA will now co-operate with Sir Wyn These late Friday afternoon developments are quite something, aren’t they? Last week I told you Alan Bates had dramatically removed the JFSA from the Post Office Horizon IT inquiry. Now he’s back in, sort of. Read why here. Had Bates not held out so single-mindedly for the one…
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Convictions quashed, book launched, charity announced
A busy day and evening Yesterday at the Court of Appeal seven Postmasters had their convictions quashed. I’ve written a report here. My thanks to those Subpostmasters who gave me interviews outside court. The cases of 12 individuals were going to be heard yesterday, but two appellants dropped out before the hearing, and another, Steven…
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Seven more Postmaster convictions could be quashed today
Three or four more remain opposed Good morning. I am off to the Court of Appeal this morning for the first day of a hearing during which seven former Subpostmasters may have their convictions finally quashed. I suspect, given the basic requirement not to delay justice, the court will rule on the seven unopposed cases…
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Bates withdraws JFSA from Post Office Horizon IT Inquiry
Bates splits with own lawyers Good morning. Alan Bates, founder and leader of the Justice for Subpostmasters Alliance, has decided to withdraw his co-operation from the Post Office Horizon IT inquiry. I’ve written about it here. The news is not necessarily a surprise given his previous statements on the subject. What is interesting is that…
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Six more convictions quashed. Book launched. First reviews are in.
Yesterday’s news today My dear secret emailers – I should have sent a newsletter last night to tell you about the day’s events. I am so sorry I didn’t, and that today has run away with me to the extend you are receiving this late afternoon on a Friday. I’ll be honest with you, sitting…
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Post Office, Fujitsu and government commit to surrendering documents to Inquiry
Privilege to be waived Whilst I was inspecting copies of The Great Post Office Scandal at my publishers in Bath yesterday, Sir Wyn Williams announced he had received a response from Fujitsu, the government and the Post Office on the subject of privilege, and it seems that in most substantive areas, all three organisations have…
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More conviction quashings and a disturbing ministerial briefing
Civil servants say unions heart Horizon A Freedom of Information request about civil servant briefings to Jo Swinson about the Post Office Horizon system when took up her ministerial post at the Business department has unearthed an interesting document. BEIS says the document was written for Jo Swinson between August and November 2012. In it…