Archives :
2020
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The Horizon IT inquiry’s transparency problem
Evidence will not be published Hello everyone Child 1 developed a cough on Thursday so we went into isolation as a family. She was tested on Friday and we have now been waiting 46 hours for a result. I hope we don’t have to wait too much longer. On the upside, I have the opportunity…
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Post Office won’t contest 44 of 47 convictions
Ain’t that something? The Post Office will not contest 44 of the 47 convictions referred to the courts by the Criminal Cases Review Commission. For those 44, the fight for some kind of justice has just turned a massive corner. I would be very surprised they don’t now get their convictions quashed. But many a…
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Big day tomorrow
First conviction quashed? Hi all Tomorrow we will find out if the first of any Subpostmaster convictions will be quashed as the Post Office tells the Court of Appeal which (if any) of the 47 cases referred by the Criminal Cases Review Commission it will contest. It’ll be a busy day. It may or may…
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Retired judge to chair inquiry into Post Office Horizon scandal
Bringing in Sir Wyn A very quick one as I have to go and pick up my son from school: Sir Wyn Williams has been announced as the chair of the inquiry into the Post Office Horizon scandal. Please read the story here: https://www.postofficetrial.com/2020/09/inquiry-branded-cynical-cop-out-by.html If you are a former or existing Subpostmaster and have any…
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The epic tale of one woman’s fight against the Post Office
Feel the crazy Good evening On 30 August I published “Trouble Up North (of England) pt 1” – an extraordinary tale about an extraordinary woman who was kidnapped at gunpoint at the age of 16, illegally married in Pakistan, escaped an abusive fiancé in London and found herself in a northern Post Office where the…
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Chirag does not want your money
Judicial Review development… Hello again. I am sending you this missive because I have got some news. Earlier this week I told you that Chirag Sidhpura (one of the nicest men I have ever met) is applying for a Judicial Review of the Post Office’s Historical Shortfall Scheme. This is still true. But I also…
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Lords transcript and the Post Office’s new “purpose”
We are here Hi What’s your purpose? It’s not a question I’m able to answer with any certainty, but I’m pleased to tell you that as of today the Post Office has a Purpose. Are you ready for this? The Post Office’s purpose is: “We are here, in person, for the people who rely on…
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Lords debate at 1pm today + Nick Read on the litigation fallout
Lords crank into action Hi Our parliamentarians have returned after the summer recess and Lord Arbuthnot is leading the charge once more. He’ll be asking a question of the minister, Lord Callanan, about the government’s proposed review into the Horizon fiasco. The other Business Minister – Paul Scully – said he hoped to announce who…
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The honest cashier and the bent branch manager
Trouble up North (of England) pt 1 Hi A quiet couple of weeks has allowed me to turn my attention to a story I have wanted to bring into the public domain for years. It highlights many things, including some pretty rampant fraud, and the tale is told by a former Subpostmaster who ended up…
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Stamps fiasco and the Subpostmaster Director
Back to the courts? Helloello August is turning into a busy month for Post Office news. The first eye-catching thing of note was the Post Office’s rather staggering admission that it’s had issues selling stamps. Over what may turn out to be a long period of time. The wording in the announcement was curious. It…