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November 2021
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Scrutiny of compensation for the 555 civil litigants definitely on the table – Inquiry Chair
JFSA will now co-operate with Sir Wyn These late Friday afternoon developments are quite something, aren’t they? Last week I told you Alan Bates had dramatically removed the JFSA from the Post Office Horizon IT inquiry. Now he’s back in, sort of. Read why here. Had Bates not held out so single-mindedly for the one…
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Convictions quashed, book launched, charity announced
A busy day and evening Yesterday at the Court of Appeal seven Postmasters had their convictions quashed. I’ve written a report here. My thanks to those Subpostmasters who gave me interviews outside court. The cases of 12 individuals were going to be heard yesterday, but two appellants dropped out before the hearing, and another, Steven…
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Seven more Postmaster convictions could be quashed today
Three or four more remain opposed Good morning. I am off to the Court of Appeal this morning for the first day of a hearing during which seven former Subpostmasters may have their convictions finally quashed. I suspect, given the basic requirement not to delay justice, the court will rule on the seven unopposed cases…
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Bates withdraws JFSA from Post Office Horizon IT Inquiry
Bates splits with own lawyers Good morning. Alan Bates, founder and leader of the Justice for Subpostmasters Alliance, has decided to withdraw his co-operation from the Post Office Horizon IT inquiry. I’ve written about it here. The news is not necessarily a surprise given his previous statements on the subject. What is interesting is that…
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Six more convictions quashed. Book launched. First reviews are in.
Yesterday’s news today My dear secret emailers – I should have sent a newsletter last night to tell you about the day’s events. I am so sorry I didn’t, and that today has run away with me to the extend you are receiving this late afternoon on a Friday. I’ll be honest with you, sitting…
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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…