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Paula Vennels was responsible for systemic failure
to acknowledge or act on warnings.
This harmed numerous innocent individuals and trust in Post Office
Paula Vennels – Background
Worked 12 years in total for Post Office
Begin January 2007
Made CEO October 2010
Left CEO April 2019 more than 8 year CEO
Notice there are other web pages about the inquiry of the Post Office Boss Paula Vennells:
A Broken Society: The Impact on Morality, Justice, and Ethics
Paula Vennells’ Epic Failure: Innocent People Ground Down
Proforma Justice: Horizon IT Disaster – Looking Under the Rock
Post Office Story: Profound Corruption Based on a Single Lie
Inquiry date Paul Vennells
Alice Perkins picked apart by Edward Henry, Post Office Inquiry KC.
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9 jun 2024
Alice Perkins picked apart by Edward Henry Post Office Inquiry KC and Ms Perkins is not happy and says she is offended by the questions.
Well imagine how offended the SPMRs were when you were locking them up by worshipping a False God called Horizon and claiming it was infallible.
There was a rather rancid smell about the Post Office at the time and Alice Perkins here says I didn’t know, I wasn’t told, I didn’t understand, blah, blah, blah.
Well, they all do now and some are likely end up in one of His Majesty’s hotels.
The phrase in the introduction of the video “as if you’re poised Mr Henry as poise as I’ll ever be sir” from the British Post Office Scandal can be interpreted as a formal and somewhat old-fashioned exchange, indicating readiness and composure.
Here’s a breakdown and translation into more modern English:
“As if you’re poised, Mr. Henry”
Translation: “It seems like you’re ready, Mr. Henry.”
“As poised as I’ll ever be, sir”
Translation: “I’m as ready as I’ll ever be, sir.”
Putting it together, the entire sentence translates to:
“It seems like you’re ready, Mr. Henry.”
“Yes, I’m as ready as I’ll ever be, sir.”
This exchange reflects a formal conversation where one person is checking another’s readiness, and the response confirms that they are as prepared as they can be.
Poise
approving
Calm confidence in a person’s way of behaving, or a quality of grace (= moving in an attractive way) and balance in the way a person holds or moves their body.
He looked embarrassed for a moment, then quickly regained his poise.
Her confidence and poise show that she is a top model.
Cambridge Dictionary
Educational: Disheartening, disillusioning, or disgraceful.
Convinced She’s Not Lying? Post Office IT Horizon Scandal. Former Chair Alice Perkins – 5 June 2024
She doesn’t care at all. Alice Perkins attitude at the Post Office horizon Inquiry
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7 jun 2024
She doesn’t care at all. Alice Perkins attitude at the Post Office horizon Inquiry
Alice Perkins former chair of the Post Office giving evidence to the Post Office Horizon Inquiry and being quite dismissive of certain KC’s asking questions. A different tone though when Sir Wyn Williams asked her a few questions. All nice and polite then she was.
These Post Office types are not nice people and some are bordering on being vile people.
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Former Post Office executive denies ‘bullying’ subpostmistress
Angela van den Bogerd, a former Post Office executive, gave her evidence for the second day at the Post Office Horizon IT Inquiry in central London.
Post Office executive warned of wrongful conviction six years before innocent man cleared | ITV News
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11 apr 2024
A senior Post Office executive was told by an independent investigator that an innocent sub-postmaster had been wrongly imprisoned without “any evidence”, six years before his conviction was finally quashed.
A secret recording obtained by ITV News has revealed Angela Van Den Bogerd, former Head of Partnerships at the Post Office, was told in January 2015 that the organisation had “materially misled” the courts in prosecuting Carl Page – a sub-postmaster from Staffordshire.
She was a key figure in the Post Office scandal and gave evidence to Parliament in February 2015 alongside then-Chief Executive Paula Vennells.
Is She Lying? At Post Office Inquiry Angela van den Bogerd is asked a question by Edward Henry KC
Is She Lying?
Educational: must be listened to
Post Office Scandal: what did top executive know?
17 apr 2024
She’s been described as the Post Office executive who knew more about the Horizon IT scandal than anybody else.
Angela van den Bogerd personally oversaw complaints about Horizon problems since 2010 and was part of a mediation scheme that was supposed to get to the bottom of why so many subpostmasters were being accused of theft.
But she defended the Post Office until the bitter end, even as late as 2019, during the High Court class action which Alan Bates and his group of fellow postmasters won.
Ex-Post Office company secretary questioned over Horizon scandal
21 mei 2024
For years, she’s remained silent over what she knew about the wrongful prosecution of subpostmasters.
But tomorrow, the former head of the Post Office, Paula Vennells, will break that silence when she appears at the Horizon IT inquiry.
Today, it was the turn of the company secretary, Alwen Lyons, who was at every board meeting – and party to many secrets after 34 years in an organisation that caused untold suffering for hundreds of subpostmasters.
Educational: must be listened to
Educational: must be listened to
Post Office Inquiry: Chairman intervenes as public gallery scoffs
The former Post Office boss Paula Vennells has denied trying to influence the independent investigation into the Horizon IT scandal – as emails emerged revealing that she saw managing the media as an urgent priority. The inquiry chairman had to intervene during groans of derision from the public gallery.
Educational: must be listened to
Educational: must be listened to
Post Office scandal: ex-CEO breaks down during grilling
24 mei 2024
Paula Vennells is facing a barrage of questioning from lawyers representing sub-postmasters on the third day of her evidence at the Post Office inquiry.
Postmasters have railed against some of the explanations that have been given by the former chief executive, prompting some testy exchanges with their legal representatives.
Former Post Office boss breaks down at inquiry
22 mei 2024
Paula Vennells is giving evidence to the Post Office public inquiry — the first time she has spoken in public about the Horizon IT scandal in close to ten years.
Between 1999 and 2015, nearly 1,000 postmasters were prosecuted on the basis of data from the faulty accounting software, and thousands more were forced out of their businesses, bankrupted or asked to pay back cash.
Educational: must be listened to
Educational: must be listened to
LIVE: Post Office ex-CEO Paula Vennells testifies at Horizon IT Inquiry
24 mei 2024
Paula Vennells is facing a barrage of questioning from lawyers representing sub-postmasters on the third day of her evidence at the Post Office inquiry.
Postmasters have railed against some of the explanations that have been given by the former chief executive, prompting some testy exchanges with their legal representatives.
Paula Vennells accused of ‘keeping a lid’ on Post Office scandal during grilling by victims’ lawyer
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24 mei 2024
Paula Vennells told the Horizon IT Inquiry she did her “very best” but accepted “it wasn’t good enough”.
Edward Henry KC, on behalf of a number of subpostmasters, said: “I suggest to you that you still continue to live in a cloud of denial and it persists even to today because you have given in 750-odd pages (of a witness statement) a craven, self-serving account haven’t you? ‘I didn’t know, nobody told me, I can’t remember, I was not shown this, I relied on the lawyers’.”
Ms Vennells replied: “I have tried to do this to the very best of my ability. I have taken… all of the questions I was asked. I have answered them honestly, no matter how difficult or how embarrassing or how wrong I was at the time. I don’t believe I could have worked harder for this.”
Mr Henry went on: “What I’m going to suggest to you is that whatever you did was deliberate, considered and calculated. No one deceived you, no one misled you. You set the agenda and the tone for the business.”
Ms Vennells responded: “I was the chief executive, I did not set the agenda for the work of the scheme and the way the legal and the IT parts of it worked.
“I had to rely on those colleagues who were experts and I had no reason not to take the advice that I was given. I accept I was chief executive and, as I have said, as a chief executive you have ultimate accountability and that is simply fact.
“You are not responsible for everything that happens underneath you. You have to rely on the advice of internal and external experts and that is what I did and I was not working alone on this.”
She added: “I did my very best through this, and it wasn’t good enough, and that is a regret I carry with me.”
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9 Paula Vennells failed to disclose 16 cases that undermined Horizon, Post Office inquiry heard
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18 mei 2011
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‘HOW Could You Not Have Known?’ | Former Post Office Boss Paula Vennells Grilled At Horizon Inquiry
22 mei 2024
Former Post Office boss Paula Vennells is quizzed today on her role in the Horizon scandal.
The disgraced ex-chief executive is beginning her three days of evidence to the Horizon IT inquiry amid claims she covered-up the Post Office’s knowledge of bugs in the faulty accounting software.
The inquiry is shown text messages between Ms Vennells and former Royal Mail boss Dame Moya Greene, thought to be from around January this year, in which the latter says: “I think you knew” about the problems with the Horizon system.
Asked why she does not answer Dame Moya’s question about how she could not have known, Ms Vennells tells the inquiry today: “I didn’t not answer that question; I was very concerned because I was aware that it was not good practice to be exchanging texts in the middle of an inquiry.
“It wasn’t that I should or shouldn’t have answered her question.”
Lord Arbuthnot
Ex-Post Office CEO cries during grilling at Horizon scandal inquiry
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27 mei 2024
On the final day of Paula Vennells’ evidence to the Post Office Inquiry, representatives for victims of the Horizon Scandal cornered the former CEO over her knowledge and involvement in the cover-up.
At minute 2
At minute 3:30
At minute 7
At minute 9
At minute 10: crying
At minute 11
At minute 12
At minute 13: Important
At minute 14:30
At minute 16:30
Best bits: Alan Bates lifts the lid on Post Office cover-up of Horizon scandal in Inquiry
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The Post Office Inquiry was back underway with founder of the Justice for Subpostmasters Alliance founder Alan Bates, who exposed every shortcoming of the Post Office during the Horizon software scandal.
Important from Mr Henry
IMPORTANT words by Allan Batess
Sobbing Paula Vennells accused of talking ‘absolute rubbish’
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24 mei 2024
Paula Vennells becomes emotional during Post Office Inquiry questioning
Paula Vennells, under questioning from Sam Stein KC, acting on behalf of a number of subpostmasters, insisted she “loved” the Post Office before growing visibly upset and pausing to compose herself.
‘This Is La-La Land Isn’t It?’ | Former Post Office Boss Paula Vennells Grilled At Horizon Inquiry
24 mei 2024
Ex-Post Office boss Paula Vennells has faced intense scrutiny from lawyers at the Post Office inquiry
On her third day of evidence at the inquiry, Ms Vennellls was grilled by Edward Henry KC, who represents several of the Post Office scandal victims.
Henry criticised Vennells’ testimony to the inquiry
‘This is la-la land, isn’t it?’, he says
Horizon scandal: Alan Bates takes stand in Post Office inquiry – watch live
Alan Bates – the real life hero of the ITV drama Mr Bates vs the Post Office, in which he is played by Toby Jones – will take the stand at Aldwych House, in central London
At hour 2: how to play it with Alan Bates
Paula Vennells blamed ‘temptation’ of money in tills not IT system, Post Office inquiry hears
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10 apr 2024
Former Post Office chief executive Paula Vennells suggested “temptation” for subpostmasters to borrow money from tills was a problem, not the faulty Horizon IT system, the inquiry into the scandal has heard.
It was Lord Arbuthnot’s turn to give evidence, expressing his frustration at successive governments’ attempts to play down the issue whenever he raised it.
IMPORTANT words by Allan Batess
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Lord Arbuthnot says Paula Vennells was ‘defensive, legalistic and determined’ to keep info from MPs
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10 apr 2024
Lord Arbuthnot said in his witness statement that certain Post Office staff had become “defensive, legalistic and determined to keep from MPs information about which they had previously promised to be open.”
He says today that this applied to former CEO Paula Vennells “particularly,” but also others
“People Are Still Fighting!” Law To Exonerate Wronged Subpostmasters Introduced By Government
13 mrt 2024
A law aimed at quashing the wrongful convictions of subpostmasters caught up in the Horizon IT scandal is being introduced by the Government on Wednesday.
The proposed Post Office (Horizon System) Offences Bill “marks an important step forward in finally clearing” the names of hundreds of wronged branch managers who have had their lives “callously torn apart”, Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said.
The legislation will exonerate those convicted in England and Wales on the basis of the faulty Horizon accounting software in what has been branded the biggest miscarriage of justice in British legal history.
TalkTV’s Jeremy Kyle and Nicola Thorp discuss the story with senior solicitor at Howe & Co Albert Harwood.
Educational
Paula Vennells was ‘lying’ about Post Office scandal, claims forensic accountant
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23 jan 2024
It might have taken a drama to galvanise the response to a crisis – but the public inquiry into the Post Office Horizon scandal is gradually bringing more details to light, as hundreds of victims seek justice for their ruined lives.
The inquiry will be hoping to uncover more details when it examines a series of covert recordings. This programme has obtained a summary of some of the tapes – a meeting in 2013 between Post Office executives and the independent forensic accountants brought in to investigate.
More secret tapes prove Post Office boss briefed on system backdoor
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2 apr 2024
More shocking revelations from secret recordings obtained by Channel 4 News show that Post Office boss Paula Vennells was briefed about allegations of a “covert operations teams” – and that it could remotely alter sub-postmasters accounts from Fujitsu’s HQ without them knowing.That was in 2013. Seven years later, in letters to a parliamentary committee, Paula Vennells insisted she had been told by Fujitsu this was not possible.
Meanwhile the Post Office had taken innocent sub-postmasters to court, saying they must have stolen money when their accounts failed to add up – a miscarriage of justice that the tapes also reference.
Educational Essential Lord Arbuthnot Profound corruption
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Why Did Angela van den Bogerd Leave Post Office?
27 apr 2024
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Why did Angela van den Bogerd Leave the Post Office? She explains her reasons to Jason Beer KC at the Post Office Inquiry citing personal disillusionment rather than professional experiences linked with the loss of multiple cases immediately prior to her departing the Post Office – most prominently the 2019 Bates and others GLO case as well as the criticism levelled at her by a high court judge.
Post Office Inquiry: former lawyer who advised firm challenged over role in ‘derisory’ payouts
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27 apr 2024
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Why did Angela van den Bogerd Leave the Post Office? She explains her reasons to Jason Beer KC at the Post Office Inquiry citing personal disillusionment rather than professional experiences linked with the loss of multiple cases immediately prior to her departing the Post Office – most prominently the 2019 Bates and others GLO case as well as the criticism levelled at her by a high court judge.
Educational
Educational
Ex-Post Office boss cornered over possible cover-up of Horizon scandal in Inquiry hearing
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David Smith faced the music at the Post Office Inquiry today, when he was quizzed on his knowledge of Horizon software defects after the publication of the Ismay report in 2010.
Jeremy Kyle Investigates the Post Office Scandal | 25-Sep-23
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Jeremy Kyle sees the straight-talking voice of the people take on the issues that really matter.
Jeremy Kyle Live at 7pm sees the straight-talking voice of the people take on the issues that really matter. Tonight Jeremy Kyle investigates the Horizon Post Office Scandal.
At minute 17: Computer Weekly: broke the story
At minute 20: MP and Jo Hamilton
The history of the whole thing
At minute 30:Janet Skinner
At minute 49: Lord Aba
Educational
Educational MUST
They’re LIARS and CRIMINALS | Post Office IT Horizon Scandal. Andrew Parsons – 14 June 2024
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14 jun 2024
Day 2 of solicitor Andrew Parsons’ evidence during which, questioned by barrister Christopher Jacobs on behalf of 156 subpostmaster clients, it is read out an correspondence in which he goes on to ask whether the Post Office could ‘start attacking the postmasters’ credibility by calling out [Noel] Thomas, [Seema] Misra and [Jo] Hamilton as the liars and criminals that they are.’ Jo Hamilton, incidentally, was sitting in the front row of the inquiry as this was read out.
He tells the inquiry ONLY that ‘on reflection that language is too strong’…
Post Office inquiry: accusation of ‘lying’ prompts heated exchange
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19 apr 2024
Post Office legal chief Rodric Williams has been accused of “lying” after failing to admit that the organisation feared an Alan Bates victory would lead to a “cascade of criminal appeals”.
Mr Williams, who is currently head of legal in the Post Office’s dispute resolution and brand team, was being questioned over his previous role as a litigation lawyer for the scandal during the Horizon scandal.
Educational
A diligent approach or perspective
A thorough approach or perspective
A careful approach or perspective
A principled approach or perspective
A thoughtful approach or perspective
An ethical approach or perspective
A meticulous approach or perspective
A scrupulous approach or perspective
A responsible approach or perspective
A mindful approach or perspective
- Een ijverige aanpak of perspectief
- Een grondige aanpak of perspectief
- Een zorgvuldige aanpak of perspectief
- Een principiële aanpak of perspectief
- Een bedachtzame aanpak of perspectief
- Een ethische aanpak of perspectief
- Een nauwgezette aanpak of perspectief
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- Een verantwoordelijke aanpak of perspectief
- Een bewuste aanpak of perspectief
Roast Pig Comes to Life
Apparently this roast doesn’t want to stay roasted! In this hilarious prank, shoppers get a stab at this pig – and are in for a lively surprise.