Archives :
November 2023
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Singh on the stand, plus more clues about the criminal conspiracy at the Post Office
plus: Government torpedoes GLO deadline Hi there Jarnail Singh, the internal Post Office lawyer who sent round an email crowing about the imprisonment of Seema Misra, is currently giving a masterclass in confused obfuscation at the Horizon IT inquiry. He really isn’t making much sense, but it is compelling viewing. You can spend the next…
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The Post Office vs Teju Adedayo and some Horizon Scandal Fund news
Rank injustice Good afternoon There are some people affected by this story who mean a lot to me. Teju Adedayo is one of them. I met her during the group litigation in 2018. Her unfailing good humour and certainty that the truth would come out over the course of legal proceedings was something to witness.…
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Professor Moorhead calls for Bar Standards Board investigation into barrister evidence, plus…
Shaikh-ing things up! Hello! I’m delighted to tell you that Eleanor Shaikh, who will be well known to many of you, has agreed to join the board of trustees at the Horizon Scandal Fund. If you don’t know who Eleanor is or what the Horizon Scandal Fund does, please click here for the full press…
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Woeful Whitaker relies on Belief
The Bare Minimum Effort Good morning It’s a soggy Saturday and I am on football duty. I am writing to alert you to a new blog post. It concerns another Post Office investigator asserting his career-long blind belief in the integrity of the Horizon IT system. Paul Whitaker (above) gave evidence on Thursday. Towards the…
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Post Office Scandal – The Inside Story – live talk tickets on sale now
I’m coming to see you Hi everyone I mentioned in my last newsletter that I was going to be doing some Post Office talks next year. I am delighted to tell you that nineteen dates have been confirmed (England only, I’m afraid) and tickets are on sale now. You can peruse your options here. As…
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The Great Post Office Trial Eps 13 – 17 – starts Monday
Lend me your ears… Hi everyone Just a quick one as I’ve bothered you enough over the last week. Please do listen out for the next five episodes of The Great Post Office Trial, which will be broadcast at 1.45pm (after the World At One) every weekday next week. They are just 15 minutes long…
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Public Inquiry: the Wading Through Treacle phase
What the Subpostmasters were up against Hi I’ve spent the day tinkering with the Post Office Scandal website, re-opening the tip jar and writing up yesterday’s extraordinary evidence at the Inquiry. It wasn’t just extraordinary thanks to Elaine Cottam, the woman pictured above. The Post Office contributed to the general sense of astonishment by managing…
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Calling former Subpostmasters, managers and Post Office employees…
Exeter University needs you Professor Richard Moorhead will be known to some of you. He writes a well-regarded legal ethics blog (“Lawyer Watch”) and a free substack site dedicated to matters arising from the Post Office Horizon scandal. He is also a member of the Horizon Compensation Advisory Board. In addition to this Prof Moorhead…
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The Stamp of Innocence: Noel’s book is published in English!
Special podcast episode! Hello everyone I am delighted to tell you that the English language version of Noel (and Sian) Thomas’s book The Stamp of Innocence is finally available as an e-book via Amazon. To mark this auspicious occasion, I interview Noel and his ghostwriter Aled Gwyn Jôb about the book and its Welsh language…
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Wendy Cousins: ITV Evening News tonight
A family’s fight Hi everyone Apologies for the radio silence. This is the first in what might be a little flurry of newsletters. I’ve been working on multiple Post Office-related projects which are starting to come to fruition. The piece I mentioned in the last newsletter featuring Wendy Cousins’ family is going out on ITV…