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March 2020
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That was the week that was
All eyes on 23 April Earlier today I posted up my final court report for this week – The Opposed Appeals. The rest of my Friday has been spent dealing with the life admin that court days force you to put on hold. As mentioned yesterday, the judgment will be handed down on Friday 23…
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39 Subpostmasters cases referred to Court of Appeal
39 convictions go through to appeal Morning all A brief heads up on the news – 39 Post Office cases sitting with the Criminal Cases Review Commission have now been referred to the court of appeal. This is a historic day – as the chair of the CCRC says: “This is by some distance the…
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First payments land, CCRC decision tomorrow, PO postpones compensation
CCRC decides… Hello secret emailers I will try to keep this short: The CCRC is going to make its decision about referring its cohort of Subpostmaster cases tomorrow. As soon as I get the decision, I’ll put it on twitter, then write it up for the blog, then tweet the link to that, then alert…
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Panorama postponed, Select Committee hearing cancelled
Panorama postponed and more… Hello secret emailers I was meant to be spending today touring the BBC’s broadcast studios, telling the nation about tonight’s Panorama. Sadly “Scandal at the Post Office” has lost its slot. Coronavirus is in. We are postponed, not cancelled. The best guess is that we might get a window some time…
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Post Office debate in parliament this afternoon, Panorama news…
The Post Office Commons debate Hi all After sterling work in the commons from Kate Osborne (asking the PM the relevant questions) and Lucy Allan (leading a Westminster Hall debate), it’s time for the chaps to step up. This afternoon Kevan Jones and Andrew Bridgen will host a debate in the main chamber of the…
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Go viral: submit your evidence to parliament, watch a Panorama, listen to Noel Thomas…
Going Viral Good evening secret emailers I’m writing to you from inside one of the biggest scandals this country has witnessed – recording interviews with people who lived it and those who are determined to do something about it. Sadly, thanks to a sub-optimal approach to animal husbandry in China, this is not the biggest…
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Postmasters and Second Sight give evidence in parliament today
Oral BEISness Morning all – I am on a train up to London to observe proceedings at the nth BEIS select committee inquiry into the Post Office. The inquiry opened on 4 March and has its first oral evidence session today. A select committee inquiry is an investigation by backbench MPs who can summon whoever…
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First Post Office settlement payments due in less than six weeks
Settlement news and quite a bit more… Good morning. I was up and at ’em on the 0555 Walton to Waterloo commuter rocket this morning to to talk to Vanessa Feltz on BBC London about the Post Office story. When I last went on I recommended the programme get in touch with Peter (not his…
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Parliamentary action: Westminster is go…
Parliamentary action It’s late. I should be in bed. I’ve got to get up tomorrow to go to the gym because I’ve spent all weekend eating and I have a car arriving at 7.50am to take me to a car park in East London where I will spend the entire day filming links in a…