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2023
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The GLO compensation scheme debacle
And the slow conviction-quashing concern… But first (hello, by the way), an announcement: I have put together three crowdfunding campaigns to aid my reporting of the Post Office Horizon scandal. The first, in 2018, allowed me to report the Bates v Post Office High Court action. The second, in 2021, covered my reporting of the…
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Moorheard evsicerates the Altman Review, new podcast discusses Fujitsu’s “scamming Patels”…
And Lee Castleton wants names named Hi there Forgive the delay in alerting you to a new Investigating the Post Office scandal podcast episode which “dropped” (as the cool kids say) on Wednesday. We were honoured to be joined by Varchas Patel, son of Vipin Patel, who was one of the first six Subpostmasters to…
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Why hasn’t Fujitsu sacked Andy Dunks?
And why did it mislead Parliament? Hi there The second part of Phase 3 of the Post Office Horizon IT Inquiry has come to a close. There is so much I could write about (and have written about), but the thing which always makes me twitchy about this scandal is accountability, or the institutional and…
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Singh blows the whistle on Horizon helpline racism
and: the ghost of Trotter looms Hi there This morning I was writing a blog post about Brian Trotter’s return to the Post Office when I was alerted to an extraordinary evidence session unfolding at the Post Office Horizon Inquiry by Tom Witherow at the Daily Mail. Back in 2000, Amandeep Singh was a Fujitsu…
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Andrew Winn: The Over-promoted Postie
plus: Rod Ismay in the frame Good morning I have a triplet of blog posts for your consideration this morning, all inspired by the extraordinary Post Office Horizon IT Inquiry evidence session of Andrew Winn, a man who believes in the colour green (see below). Mr Winn had an important role at the Post Office,…
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Podcast interview with Dan Neidle up! Now with added working link to the actual podcast! (duh….)
… but Hollinrake refuses to talk. Hello! This is a newsletter to let you know that a new Investigating the Post Office Scandal podcast has gone up – an interview with Dan Neidle from Tax Policy Associates. Dan has been making waves since he read Tom Witherow’s excellent Daily Mail interview with the 80-year old…
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Podcast interview with Dan Neidle up now!
… but Hollinrake refuses to talk. Hello! This is a newsletter to let you know that a new Investigating the Post Office Scandal podcast has gone up – an interview with Dan Neidle from Tax Policy Associates. Dan has been making waves since he read Tom Witherow’s excellent Daily Mail interview with the 80-year old…
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Inquiry re-starts and Daily Mail lays bare compensation scandal
plus: a bit of Neidle… Hi everyone After a three week break, the Post Office Horizon IT inquiry has re-started. I’m watching it now and will aim to provide a round up of the evidence at the end of the week, probably in the form of a podcast, if Rebecca has survived her birthday shenanigans.…
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The Sethis are still waiting, more than 20 years on
plus: Gareth Jenkins on the stand Hi everyone As you may know the Horizon IT inquiry is on hiatus at the moment, but they have published their schedule taking us from the re-start on 21 February all the way through to 12 May. The big news is that former Fujitsu engineers Anne Chambers and Gareth…
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Fujitsu disclosure drop messes with Inquiry scheduling
plus Altman’s General Review – fisked! Hi there Just a quick one to keep you updated with what’s going on in Post Office land. Firstly – the Post Office Horizon IT Inquiry only has four witnesses this week. We got wind something was brewing on Friday when Sir Wyn Williams warned everyone to keep a…