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2021
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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…
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Book serialisation starts tomorrow in the Daily Mail
All available channels Maybe I’m getting slightly delusional, but the whole process of getting a book successfully over the line and into the public domain seems closer to attempting alchemy than the simple business of putting something on sale and hoping people buy it. A book is an excellent way of introducing people to a…
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Sir Wyn’s direct challenge to the Post Office over secret, privileged documents
Inquiry chair fires off immediate letter Hello! This was my first inquiry hearing. The day started with a bracing walk from Waterloo station across the Millennium Bridge to St Paul’s Cathedral where after breakfast and a chat with a fellow inquiry observer we attempted to find Juxon House (where the inquiry was talking place) together.…
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First open hearing of the Post Office Horizon statutory inquiry tomorrow
Where to follow it, how to watch it Good evening I am still getting used to the new website, but I have put up a blog post on it which gives some information about the key battleground in tomorrow’s inquiry hearing. I have also referenced the written submissions, the inquiry’s youtube channel and various other…
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New website, a third Panorama and more!
… plus book news, etc… Well hello there. I haven’t written for a while because I wanted to “launch” (like it’s some kind of spaceship) my new website, and then tell you about it, and I had forgotten what a colossal pain in the whodyamaflip launching a website is. Anyway it’s up, and it currently…
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Williams Inquiry still doesn’t know what it is
But at least it’s trying to find out Apologies for not being in contact for a while. Here’s a little round-up of all the latest. Firstly – the Williams inquiry into the Horizon Scandal is slowly cranking up. There is going to be an open hearing on 8 November, which I hope to attend. The…
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Williams Inquiry hearings to be delayed
When will anyone be held to account? Hello again Forgive me if this newsletter appears rushed, it is. But there’s quite a bit to point you towards, so I thought: better something than nothing. The Williams inquiry into the Post Office Horizon scandal has launched its new website, which I suspect we will all spend…
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CCRC refers another six Subpostmaster cases back to the Crown Court
The UnProsecution Machine grinds on Morning all It’s always tricky to know when to call people, but I have learned that, as a rule, Postmasters tend to be very early risers. If you want to catch a Postmaster for a chat, they’ll often take a call between 8 – 9am when most will have nearly…
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First £100K interim payments land as Post Office refuses payouts for others
Fury from Subpostmasters left high and dry Hi everyone The Post Office has refused to make interim payments, as promised by the government, to several Subpostmasters who have had their convictions quashed. This is a developing story, but I expect once it reaches the ears of our elected representatives they’ll go ballistic. It seems as…