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Exclusive: Post Office and govt fail in attempt to reduce Subpostmaster compensation pots
plus: Noel gets a paperback edition Morning! I am trying not to bombard you with too many newsletters as I appreciate it can induce fatigue, but I thought I’d point you to a wee exclusive on my Post Office Scandal website this morning. The government and the Post Office have been trying run an argument…
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“there is FFFFiiinnn no ‘Case for the Justice of Thieving Subpostmasters’”. A Post Office Investigator Writes…
plus: Altman’s Altamont Hi everyone I was hoping to write a piece about Gary Thomas’s evidence to the Post Office Inquiry on Thursday but events have rather overtaken me. I started the week with very little work on (just a day shift at ITV News on Friday), but then I got two days at 5…
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Jarnail Singh’s strange song
plus: Watch the Bates v Post Office trailer! Good afternoon I’ve written a piece about Jarnail Singh’s evidence to the Inquiry. It was a shambolic, miserable affair. Day 1 revealed Singh as an utter incompetent. Day 2 was more about specific failings in the prosecution of Seema Misra. These were revealed to be huge, and…
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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…