Heeeey secret emailers

I have in my hands yesterday’s High Court hearing transcript, which is now up on the Post Office Trial website (with some guidance notes) for your reading pleasure.

The write up of the hearing, linked to in the last secret email is here.

Expect a piece in the Daily Mail tomorrow about the money the Post Office is spending on this litigation and expect a small piece in next week’s Private Eye about the select committee inquiry hearing which happened on Tuesday. But don’t hold me to that. Both are just rumours.

Coming soon…

I am sitting on several stories on various different Post Office-related subjects, at least one of which I hope to publish on www.postofficetrial.com over the weekend. I am very grateful to everyone who has given me their time. There is the SPDO contract change, the latest instalment of the Pete Murray saga, and I am acutely aware that at least three former Subpostmasters or Post Office counter staff have opened up to me about their mental health breakdowns caused by the situations they found themselves in.

I am working as hard as I am able to get everything published and I am sorry they are not yet available. If you haven’t read Wendy’s story – which I did manage to get over the line on Sunday – please do give it a look. Wendy told her facebook followers it was very hard for her to talk about such a difficult subject, so please click the link. And share it if you feel so moved.

Politics

I’m delighted to note that UK politics has continued its fine tradition of reaching a crisis point just as something important in Bates v Post Office happens. The costs hearing in which it became apparent the Post Office has now spent £18.3m on this litigation has been overshadowed by the PM’s resignation, and of course she departs the week of the resumption of the Horizon trial.

I know that many secret emailers are forwarding these emails (or, at least, the interesting ones) to influential people, with a covering note explaining why. Keep doing it. Same for the twitter campaigners – your polite, respectful and occasional badgering of influential journalists will have a cumulative effect. One day one of them will say to themselves or their editors “you know, we really ought to do something on this story I keep hearing about”.

There are two ways to persuade people to do things. Either make them think it was their idea or make it the easiest option. Or ideally, both – but that’s some trick to pull.

Right, I’m off to interview Lord Heseltine about TM’s demise. Have a great weekend.

Nick