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Learn about the Post Office Horizon IT Scandal, where faulty software led to wrongful convictions of UK postmasters.
Discover its impact & quest for justice
Certainly, environmental factors play a crucial role in situations like the British Post Office scandal involving the Horizon IT system. Here are some key environmental factors that might have contributed to the occurrence and persistence of the disaster:
Organizational Culture and Communication:
- A culture that discourages open communication and reporting of concerns can contribute to the concealment of issues. If employees fear retaliation for speaking up, critical problems may go unaddressed.
Leadership Decisions and Oversight:
- Decision-makers, including leadership and management, have a significant impact on the direction and policies of an organization. If they fail to address known problems, it can lead to systemic issues.
Regulatory Framework:
- The regulatory environment in which an organization operates can influence its behavior. In some cases, lax regulations or ineffective oversight can contribute to misconduct.
Ethical Considerations:
- The ethical standards upheld within an organization influence decision-making. If ethical considerations are not prioritized, it can lead to actions that harm individuals and society.
Technological Implementation and Testing:
- In the case of the Horizon IT system, the process of implementing and testing the technology may have been insufficient. If technological flaws are not adequately addressed during development, they can lead to serious consequences.
Legal Framework and Accountability:
- The legal framework surrounding an organization shapes its accountability. In cases where legal processes fail to hold individuals or entities accountable for wrongdoing, it can contribute to a lack of resolution.
Public Awareness and Advocacy:
- The level of awareness and advocacy around issues can influence how quickly and effectively problems are addressed. Public pressure and advocacy groups can play a role in bringing attention to injustices.
Historical Context:
- The historical context of an organization, including past practices and precedents, can influence decision-making. If there’s a history of overlooking issues, it may contribute to a lack of urgency in addressing current problems.
Addressing environmental factors involves a comprehensive approach that includes changes in organizational culture, leadership practices, regulatory frameworks, and public awareness. Understanding and rectifying these factors are essential for preventing similar disasters and fostering a more resilient and accountable society.
1 Post Office Scandal – Ian Hislop on Peston -10th Jan 2024
2 Wrongly convicted sub-postmaster: “It goes to all levels of government” | Jeremy Vine
10 jan 2024
Paula Vennells has agreed to hand back her CBE, but the Post Office scandal continues to rumble on following ITV’s docudrama.
Jeremy is joined by wrongfully convicted sub-postmaster Richard Hawkes who says the Horizon scandal goes to all levels of government.
Jeremy Vine on 5 is on television every weekday at 9:15am until 1:30pm on Channel 5.
3 What is the Post Office Horizon Scandal? | EXPLAINED
8 jan 2024
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said the Post Office Horizon scandal was an “appalling miscarriage of justice”.
Speaking during a trip to Oxford to meet flood workers, he said: “It has been an appalling miscarriage of justice and appalling treatment of all the people affected and it’s right that they get the redress that they deserve.”
Here is a look back at the scandal as a new ITV drama “Mr Bates vs The Post Office” renewed pressure to compensate hundreds of former Post Office workers who were wrongly prosecuted for stealing company money due to an IT error.
4 Paula Vennells must lose her CBE over the ‘miscarriage of justice’ of the Horizon IT scandal
Indeed, in situations like the British Post Office scandal involving wrongful accusations and systemic failures, the objective truth about the flaws in the Horizon IT system and the resulting injustices can be emotionally charged. The emotional impact is not only derived from the factual aspects but also from the human experiences and suffering associated with those facts.
The intertwinement of objective truth and emotional impact underscores the complexity of addressing issues that involve both systemic failures and personal hardships. Language and expressions play a crucial role in conveying the intricate nature of such discussions, where the emotional and factual aspects are closely connected, making separation challenging.
When discussing matters that touch on both objective reality and emotional responses, the two aspects can become intertwined, making it challenging to separate the factual truth from the emotional impact. This interconnection is precisely what can make certain topics both objectively true and emotionally charged at the same time.
5 “She Should Bury Her Head In SHAME” Public Reacts To Petition To Strip Ex-Post Office Boss Of CBE
9 jan 2024
Ministers are drawing up plans to hasten the clearing of the names of hundreds subpostmasters who were wrongfully convicted in the Horizon scandal.
Post Office minister Kevin Hollinrake told MPs on Monday that ways to overturn the convictions were being investigated, including possible legislation.
Mr Hollinrake hinted at a solution as soon as this week after the Government scrambled to take action after the miscarriage of justice was brought into the spotlight by an ITV drama.
Former Post Office boss Paula Vennells was coming under increasing pressure over her CBE after Rishi Sunak signalled he would support a committee looking into the honour.
The Prime Minister’s official spokesman said he would “strongly support” the Honours Forfeiture Committee if it decided to look at stripping the gong.
TalkTV’s Jeremy Kyle and Rosie Wright are joined by TalkTV political correspondent Alicia Fitzgerald to discuss the story.
6 Post Office Scandal: Former Postal Affairs minister ‘hopes’ Vennells will give back her CBE
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8 jan 2024
“Postmasters don’t need warm words from me or any other politician. They want people just to act.”
Paula Vennells shouldn’t “be rewarded for failure” says former Postal Affairs minister Paul Scully, adding he hopes she gives back her CBE, on
7 Giving Paula Vennells a CBE was ‘ignorant and stupid’ | Ian Hislop speaks to Andrew Marr
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8 jan 2024
As calls grow for former Post Office boss Paula Vennells to lose her CBE in the wake of the Horizon scandal, Andrew Marr speaks to Private Eye Editor Ian Hislop. Private Eye were one of the first news outlets to cover the scandal, with Nick Wallis and Richard Brooks’ special report uncovering ‘How the Post Office wrecked the lives of its own workers.’
Describing the UK honours system as ‘permanently ludicrous,’ Hislop says that it was ‘unbelievable’ that Vennells was given a CBE in the first place, given the reporting on the scandal.
8 ‘It’s a GROTESQUE scandal’ | Are Britain’s institutions tarnished after the Post Office scandal?
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Are Britain’s institutions tarnished after the Post Office scandal? ‘It is more than just a perversion of justice, it is a grotesque scandal. And it seems to me that quite a few people are culpable in at least turning a blind eye’ Barrister, Steven Barrett, comments on the Post Office scandal.
9 Writer of ‘Mr Bates vs The Post Office’ ‘blown away’ by response
10 “Nobody Involved Was Capable Of Understanding Horizon System” | Post Office Scandal
14 jan 2024 LONDON
CEOs of Post Office and Fujitsu are scheduled to be questioned by MPs regarding the Horizon scandal. The Business and Trade Committee of Parliament will convene on Tuesday to explore further actions that can be taken to ensure compensation for victims of what has been deemed the most significant miscarriage of justice in British history.
Nick Read, the CEO of the Post Office, and Paul Patterson, Head of Europe at Fujitsu, have both been confirmed to appear. The Horizon scandal resulted in over 700 subpostmasters and subpostmistresses receiving criminal convictions due to faulty Fujitsu accounting software, which falsely indicated missing money at their branches.
Peter Cardwell speaks with Fellow at the Society of Antiquaries London, Guy De La Bedoyere.
11 Post Office scandal: Pundit exposes who is REALLY to blame for scandal
12 Complicated schemes leave Post Office victims without compensation
5 jan 2024
“Every one of those people ought to receive a flat interim payment of £600,000.”
Post Office victims are waiting for more than 20 years to receive compensation due to “extremely difficult” schemes, barrister Paul Marshall tells #TimesRadio.
13 How a TV drama reignited a U.K. postal scandal
One of Britain’s biggest miscarriages of justice, which led to the wrongful conviction of hundreds of Post Office workers due to faulty software, is provoking new public ire after being turned into a TV docudrama.
14 Delivering The Fail, The Post Office IT Scandal by Brian Whelton
15 Post Office scandal explained: what was the Horizon scandal and why did it happen?
9 jan 2024
The Post Office scandal has jumped to public attention after the hit ITV series Mr Bates vs The Post Office.
The issues around the Horizon IT system have become a hot political issue. Watch as video producer Chloe Cobham explains everything you need to know about the Post Office scandal.
UK Post Office scandal explained Unraveling the Horizon IT Scandal – Were You a Victim?
11 jan 2024 #governmentlegislation
Unlocking the Horizon IT Scandal: Unravel the Truth with Us! 🚀✨ Welcome to a deep dive into one of the most shocking chapters in recent history – the Horizon IT Scandal.
Join us on this eye-opening journey as we explore the flawed IT system that led to the wrongful convictions of countless Post Office branch managers.
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak calls it one of the greatest miscarriages of justice, and we’re here to break down the layers of this mind-boggling scandal.
🕵️♂️ What went wrong with the Horizon system in 1999? How did bugs, errors, and defects lead to hundreds being wrongly accused of swindling money? The answers are more shocking than you can imagine. 💼
Discover the government’s groundbreaking new legislation to exonerate and compensate the victims. An upfront payment of £75,000 for postmasters who fought against the Post Office adds another layer to this unfolding story.
🎥 Did you catch the recent ITV drama that exposed the scandal? We’ll discuss how it accelerated the quest for justice and shed light on the brutal and arbitrary exercise of power.
🤯 But here’s the catch: Are some of the convicted actually guilty? What risks does the government’s novel approach pose? We’re digging into the uncertainties and safeguards to bring you a comprehensive understanding. Hit that subscribe button, like, and share to stay updated on this gripping saga! 🚀✨
Source: Sunak promises new law to exonerate subpostmasters caught up in Horizon scandal, 20240110, The independent
16 Ian Hislop reveals some little-known details about the Post Office scandal.
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17 ‘No sympathy for her!’ Andrew Pierce & Sarah Vine CLASH over Post Office boss | The Reaction
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10 jan 2024
‘No sympathy for her!’ Andrew Pierce & Sarah Vine CLASH over Post Office boss | The Reaction
Andrew Pierce and Sarah Vine clash over whether ex Post Office boss, Paula Vennells, should keep her bonuses. Sarah says she fears it’s becoming a witch hunt but Andrew hit back, saying he has no sympathy for her at all.
In the first episode of their new weekly talkshow, the two Daily Mail columnists also lock horns over Prince Andrew, proposed new laws in Scotland which could see parents jailed if they refuse to allow their children to change gender and Jason Donovan’s budgie smugglers.
18 – 900 Wrongful Convictions in British Post Office Scandal
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13 jan 2024
19 – Post Office Scandal – Blair didn’t want to p* off the Japanese
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20 – Prime Time with Nick Wallis Post Office Scandal Special | 10-Jan-24
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Nick Wallis, the journalist who has been at the heart of the Post Office scandal, seeking the truth and justice for the Postmasters, will be presenting a special edition of PrimeTime tonight giving you unparalleled perspectives on the story. Join him at 7pm on TalkTV.
21 – Prime Time with Nick Wallis | 11-Jan-24
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22 Anyone Involved Should Be “Extremely Sorry” For Post Office Scandal Says David Cameron
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14 jan 2024 LONDON
David Cameron has said that he cannot remember being briefed about the Horizon scandal in significant detail during his time as prime minister.
Lord Cameron expressed on Sunday that anyone involved in government over the past two decades should be “extremely sorry” for the miscarriage of justice. The Tory peer, who occupied No 10 from 2010 to 2016 during the pursuit of hundreds of subpostmasters, faced inquiries about the actions he took to address the issue.
Peter Cardwell speaks with psychotherapit Lucy Beresford and journalist Michael Crick.
23 ‘No-one has paid the price!’ | Mark Dolan fumes over where blame lies for the Post Office scandal
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‘The message here is clear – ordinary people don’t matter. Computer systems are trusted more than the word of actual human beings, and corporations are more trusted than sole traders. The ruling elite have overplayed their hand and messed up big time. It’s time the people had a voice again.’ – Mark Dolan on the Post Office scandal
24 ‘I want ANSWERS!’: ‘Depth of MISERY’ from Post Office scandal needs to be solved ‘FAST‘
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9 jan 2024
‘What the docudrama did was show you the depth of the misery that was imposed by this injustice. Money, house, reputation, job – everything.’
Conservative, David Davis, says he ‘wants answers’ on the Post Office scandal.
At minute 6: Sold house before the mortgage was payed, so she got to pay damage
25 “This Should End In Prison Sentences!” Jeremy Kyle Blasts Bosses Involved In Post Office Scandal
11 jan 2024
Hundreds of Post Office branch managers who were wrongly convicted in the Horizon IT scandal could have their names cleared by the end of the year.
Blanket legislation to exonerate subpostmasters convicted in England and Wales will be introduced within weeks.
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said they were victims of “one of the greatest miscarriages of justice in our nation’s history”.
Hundreds of subpostmasters were convicted of swindling money on the basis of evidence from the flawed Horizon accounting system, with MPs told the Post Office showed “not only incompetence but malevolence” in the way it acted against them.
The scale of the scandal has prompted the Government to adopt the unconventional approach of new legislation, rather than requiring individuals to challenge their convictions.
TalkTV’s Jeremy Kyle and Rosie Wright discuss the story with broadcaster Emma Woolf and journalist James Bloodworth.
26 “The Punishment Has To Fit The Crime Here” Says Former DPP On Scandal
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9 jan 2024
TalkTV’s Kevin O’Sullivan and Alex Phillips are joined by a victim of the Post Office scandal Michael Rudkin and Former Director of Public Prosecutions Lord Ken McDonald to discuss the impact of the blunder that saw employees wrongly accused of theft.
It comes after the former Post Office boss Paula Vennells is set to hand back her CBE following the fallout of the Horizon IT scandal which led to the wrongful prosecution of hundreds of sub-postmasters.
The former chief executive, who ran Post Office while it routinely denied there was a problem with its Horizon IT system, was appointed a CBE in December 2018.
In a statement, Ms Vennells said: “I am truly sorry for the devastation caused to the sub-postmasters and their families, whose lives were torn apart by being wrongly accused and wrongly prosecuted as a result of the Horizon system.”
At minute 8: 20 went to prison, woman 15 months in prison
27 ‘Empty gesture’: Former sub-postmaster on Paula Vennells handing back CBE
28 Former Post Office Minister Paul Scully On Calls To Remove Paula Vennells’ CBE| Good Morning Britain
9 jan 2024
Over 700 workers were wrongly convicted during the Horizon Post Office scandal. Now, a petition with over a million signatures is calling for Paula Vennells, former CEO of Post Office LTD, to be stripped of her CBE. This comes amongst additional calls for Post Office executives responsible for the scandal to be brought to justice.
GMB is joined by Former Post Office Minister, Paul Scully and Author, Nick Wallis who has written extensively about the scandal.
Broadcast on 09/01/24
29 Why Sub-postmasters still haven’t been exonerated | Post Office Scandal
7 jan 2024
Sub-postmasters still face huge legal battles to overturn convictions over the tech glitch that saw many imprisoned or fined, Philippa Dempster, managing partner at Freeths who represented many Sub-postmasters tells #timesradio
30 “Asleep On Duty?” Why Didn’t The Government Notice Post Office Prosecutions? | Good Morning Britain
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9 jan 2024
In the wake of the Post Office scandal dominating headlines following the ITV drama ‘Mr Bates VS The Post Office’, we question with Work and Pensions Secretary Mel Stride about what the government’s current plans are to make amends and compensate victims, and why the government weren’t aware of the scandal and false post office prosecutions sooner? Broadcast on 09/01/24
31 Toby Jones, Monica Dolan and more on playing real people in Mr Bates vs The Post Office | BAFTA
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4 jan 2024
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32 The Real Mr and Mrs Bates: Their Truth Behind Taking on The Post Office | This Morning
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8 jan 2024
‘Mr Bates Vs The Post Office’ has shocked audiences, and shone a light on the misjustice of the Horizon scandal – but now the ITV drama is making a real impact. The series has prompted at least 50 new potential victims to come forward, and over the weekend the Metropolitan Police confirmed they are investigating the Post Office for potential fraud offences. As the Prime Minister calls for justice, we’re joined by the man who made all of this possible – the real-life Mr Bates and his partner Suzanne. They’ll be sharing their thoughts on the dramatisation, and telling us why more needs to be done to right the wrongs of the past.
Broadcast on 08/01/2024
5 jan 2024
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34 Toby Jones & Monca Dolan Talk Mr Bates!
35 Post Office: This Is A SCANDAL
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36 Former Post Office boss hands back CBE as mass exonerations considered | ITV News
9 jan 2024
Ministers are considering legislation that would exonerate all sub-postmasters and mistresses wrongly convicted based on false evidence provided by the Post Office’s Horizon accounting software.
Justice Secretary Alex Chalk told MPs the idea is receiving “active consideration” after Nadhim Zahawi asked him to “bring in a simple bill to quash” all wrongful convictions “immediately”.
The Post Office scandal saw more than 700 sub-postmasters convicted of fraud and theft after the Horizon system said there was money missing from accounts, leading to accusations that staff were stealing.
Mr Zahawi, when addressing Mr Chalk, told the Commons those wrongly convicted could not claim compensation until their convictions are quashed.
37 Ex Post Office Boss Paula Vennells Agrees to Hand Back CBE | This Morning
10 jan 2024 #ThisMorning
What’s got Britain talking? We’ll be discussing today’s top stories with Nick Ferrari and Sayeeda Warsi.
Broadcast on 10/01/2024
38 “It’s Not JUST Her” One Million People Sign Petition To Strip Ex-Post Office Boss Of CBE
8 jan 2024
A petition calling for former Post Office boss Paula Vennells to lose her CBE over the Horizon scandal has attracted more than one million signatures.
Demands for the Honours Forfeiture Committee to remove her CBE have emerged again after ITV aired a new drama into the scandal, which has been described as the most widespread miscarriage of justice in UK history.
Ms Vennells oversaw the organisation while it routinely denied there were problems with its Horizon IT system.
The petition, which is addressed to Sir Chris Wormald, the chair of the Forfeiture Committee, says: “Evidence has been produced that the Post Office engaged in a mass cover up which led to the wrongful prosecution of 550 Post Office Staff many of whom were subsequently jailed, bankrupted and in some cases, sadly took their own lives.
“Having been handed a CBE for services to the Post Office, and moved out into other senior positions in government and healthcare, it is only right that this award is now withdrawn through the process of forfeiture.”
It comes as Prime Minister Rishi Sunak confirmed a report that Justice Secretary Alex Chalk is considering ways of helping to clear the names of convicted subpostmasters caught up in the scandal.
TalkTV’s Jeremy Kyle and Rosie Wright are joined by Tory Peer campaigning for Postmasters Lord James Arbuthnot and deputy editor of The Spectator Freddy Gray to discuss the story.
39 Calls for Sir Ed Davey to resign over British Post Office scandal
15 jan 2024
Liberal Democrat Leader Sir Ed Davey is facing growing calls to resign following the role he played in the British Post Office Horizon scandal.
TalkTV contributor Esther Krakue said there’s so many people that need to resign over the British Post Office Horizon scandal with Sir Ed Davey being one of them.
Ms Krakue told Sky News host Andrew Bolt that Sir Davey “was quick to call for everyone else resignation but suddenly doesn’t think that he should resign over literally the biggest miscarriage of justice in Britain’s history”.
Around 900 postal workers in Britain were wrongly convicted of theft, fraud and false accounting between the years of 2000 and 2014, after a piece of software incorrectly showed that money had gone missing.
And around 230 postal workers were sent to jail.
40 Post Office scandal: Ed Davey’s position is ‘in danger’ | Harry Yorke
“I think his position is in danger.”
“It is a very dangerous period for Ed Davey” as “pressure” continues to grow on him for his involvement in the Post Office scandal, says The Sunday Times’s Harry Yorke.
41 Ed Davey must resign over the Post Office scandal | How to Win an Election
“I think he could do something much more useful than being leader of the Liberal Democrats.” Danny Finkelstein calls on Ed Davey to resign as leader of the Lib Dems over the Post Office scandal.
42 “The Taxpayer Is The One Who Is Carrying The Can For This!” Alex Phillips Blasts Post Office Scandal
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9 jan 2024
“I think he could do something much more useful than being leader of the Liberal Democrats.” Danny Finkelstein calls on Ed Davey to resign as leader of the Lib Dems over the Post Office scandal.
At minute 2 The problem for theor convictions overturned to receive a compensation
43 “No Political Party Comes Out Well” Lord Arbuthnot On Who To Blame For Post Office Scandal
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11 jan 2024
Rishi Sunak on Wednesday announced a new law to exonerate hundreds of Post Office branch managers caught up in the Horizon IT scandal.
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said they were victims of “one of the greatest miscarriages of justice in our nation’s history”.
Hundreds of sub-postmasters were convicted of swindling money on the basis of evidence from a flawed IT system.
Public anger saw former Post Office boss Paula Vennells hand back her CBE amid the fallout. Now, more pressure has been put on other bosses and the political parties involved.
Nick Wallis, the journalist at the heart of seeking justice for the victims, speaks to Conservative peer Lord James Arbuthnot – another campaigner who helped seek truth for those involved.
Lord Arbuthnot says no political party comes out of the scandal “very well”.
44 Will Mellor Talks All Things Mr Bates vs The Post Office!
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45 The story behind the story of Mr Bates vs the Post Office
11 jan 2024
“It felt pretty obvious to us that it needed to be told…I felt that shame that we’re all feeling now.”
Executive producer of Mr Bates vs the Post Office Patrick Spence explains the making behind the hit ITV drama that has sparked national outrage at the story of hundreds of sub-postmasters wrongfully prosecuted by Post Office.
46 Post Office inquiry LIVE: Fujitsu management questioned over Horizon scandal
Evidence from Rajbinder Sangha (née Bains), release management coordinator, Fujitsu Services Limited, and former member of Fujitsu’s Fraud and Litigation Support Office.
47 Wrongly jailed at 19 years old in Post Office scandal | Janet Skinner & Tracy Felstead
15 feb 2022
These two women were wrongfully convicted and sent to prison because of a flawed Post Office computer system.
Former postmaster Janet Skinner spent nine months in prison, and Tracy Felstead spent six months in a young offenders institution.
This is their story of trauma and injustice.
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48 Post Office committee LIVE: Alan Bates & Post Office bosses give evidence to MPs on Horizon scandal
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Kevin Hollinrake, Fujitsu and Post Office bosses are giving evidence to MPs on the Commons Business and Trade Committee over the Horizon scandal
Witnesses: 1000, Dr Neil Hudgell, executive chairman, Hudgell Solicitors; Lord Arbuthnot of Edrom. 1030, Alan Bates, founder, Justice for Subpostmasters Alliance; Jo Hamilton, former sub-postmistress. 1100, Nick Read, chief executive, Post Office; Paul Patterson, director, Fujitsu Ltd. 1130, Kevin Hollinrake MP, minister for enterprise, markets and small business; Carl Cresswell, director, business resilience, Department for Business and Trade.
49 Father of grooming victim speaks out | The UK Tonight
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16 jan 2024
Today bosses from the Post Office and Fujitsu will face questions about what they knew about the Horizon IT scandal. Giving evidence in front of MPs today is Former Sub-postmistress Jo Hamilton.
Jo endured a tragic story amid the Horizon Post Office scandal which led to her remortgaging her house twice & accumulating significant debt. In 2009, she met Alan Bates, and together, they fought for justice.
GMB is also joined by journalist Rebecca Thomson who reported on the Horizon Post Office scandal in 2009.
Broadcast on 16/01/24
50 Former Post Office Minister Paul Scully On Calls To Remove Paula Vennells’ CBE| Good Morning Britain
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9 jan 2024
Over 700 workers were wrongly convicted during the Horizon Post Office scandal. Now, a petition with over a million signatures is calling for Paula Vennells, former CEO of Post Office LTD, to be stripped of her CBE. This comes amongst additional calls for Post Office executives responsible for the scandal to be brought to justice.
GMB is joined by Former Post Office Minister, Paul Scully and Author, Nick Wallis who has written extensively about the scandal.
Broadcast on 09/01/24
At minute 5:00: Why a drama
At minute 6:30: Pervertion of justice
At minute 10: The system did not work from beginning, Fix at the fly
50 Post Office Scandal: Former Postal Affairs minister ‘hopes’ Vennells will give back her CBE
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8 jan 2024 #timesradio
“Postmasters don’t need warm words from me or any other politician. They want people just to act.” Paula Vennells shouldn’t “be rewarded for failure” says former Postal Affairs minister Paul Scully, adding he hopes she gives back her CBE,
51 Post Office Scandal: Fujitsu BREAKS SILENCE admitting ‘moral OBLIGATION’ to compensate victims
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52 Post Office Scandal: ‘Big questions’ for Fujitsu – Labour
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10 jan 2024
Labour says there are “big questions” for Fujitsu to answer, the company behind the faulty software system at the centre of the Post Office scandal.
Party chair, Anneliese Dodds, told Sky News the government needs to look at contracts given to Fujitsu while it was already subject to an inquiry.
She said Labour’s priority was to exonerate those wrongly prosecuted and convicted as well as getting them compensated.
Ms Dodds was also questioned about reports some of the prosecutions were brought by the CPS while Keir Starmer was in charge.
53 Post Office Scandal: Fujitsu Apologizes to Sub-Postmasters
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Fujitsu Ltd., the Japanese IT company embroiled in the UK’s Post Office scandal, said the company has a “moral responsibility” to contribute to redress for sub-postmasters. “We were involved from the very start,” Paul Patterson, a Fujitsu executive, said at a House of Commons hearing on Tuesday. “We did have bugs and errors in the system, and we did help the Post Office in their prosecutions of the sub-postmasters. For that we are truly sorry.”
54 Fujitsu boss admits Horizon glitches were known of amid Post Office scandal in Select Committee
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16 jan 2024
The Director of Fujitsu Services Paul Patterson was in front of the Business and Trade Committee to answer questions about the Horizon scandal. In his opening remarks, he apologised for the scandal and confessed that the company knew about glitches in the Horizon system during the prosecution of sub-postmasters.
55 ‘What’s the answer?’ Post Office boss challenged over Horizon scandal during committee grilling
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16 jan 2024
The current chief executive of the Post Office was challenged over the Horizon scandal during an appearance in front of MPs.
Nick Read who joined the business in 2019 – after the worst years of the scandal – faced a series of tough questions from Liam Byrne.
The Horizon scandal saw more than 700 subpostmasters and subpostmistresses handed criminal convictions after faulty Fujitsu accounting software made it appear as though money was missing at their branches.
56 ‘Post Office Scandal: “Parliament Shouldn’t Determine People’s Convictions”
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13 jan 2024 LONDON
A convicted murderer, Robin Garbutt, who brutally beat his wife to death with an iron bar above their Post Office, is now claiming innocence, contending that he was wrongly convicted based on evidence extracted from the flawed Horizon IT system.
Garbutt, a former postmaster, has spent the past 12 years behind bars following his 2011 conviction for the killing of his postmistress wife, Diana, above their store in Melsonby, North Yorkshire.
The jury’s decision held Garbutt responsible for his wife’s murder in March 2020, citing concerns about her alleged affair and fears that his embezzlement of thousands of pounds from the Post Office was on the verge of being exposed.
Peter Cardwell speaks with reader in criminal law from Kings College London, Hannah Quirk.
57 “There Was A COVERUP!” – Journalist On Compensation Delays For Post Office Scandal Victims
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16 jan 2024
The boss of Fujitsu has apologised to subpostmasters and said there is a “moral obligation” for the technology giant to contribute to the compensation.
Fujitsu Europe director Paul Patterson faced a grilling by MPs on Tuesday alongside Post Office boss Nick Read, as public and political anger continues over the Horizon scandal.
The role played by the Japanese firm has come under the spotlight, with Mr Patterson opening the hearing by offering an apology for the “appalling miscarriage of justice” suffered by postmasters.
“We were involved from the very start. We did have bugs and errors in the system. And we did help the Post Office in their prosecutions of subpostmasters. For that we are truly sorry,” he told the Business and Trade Committee.
The global boss of Fujitsu, Takahito Tokita, told the BBC in Davos that his firm “apologised for the impact on the postmasters’ lives and their families”, but declined to confirm it would return any of the money it earned from the flawed Horizon system.
Journalist Nick Wallis discusses the scandal with Rosanna Lockwood:
“Why is it that we have a prosecution of innocent people, a coverup and then an incompetent array of compensation schemes!”
58 Just MPs hammering Post Office boss over Horizon scandal in Select Committee grilling
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Nick Read got the grilling you’ve been waiting for since Christmas today at the Business and Trade Committee. Even Jonathan Gullis got in on the fun.
59 Daily Podcast | Mr Bates vs the Post Office – what Fujitsu told MPs
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16 jan 2024 Sky News Daily Podcasts
The man who has led fellow former sub postmasters in their campaign to overturn wrongful convictions, Alan Bates, was among those giving evidence to MPs today.
The bosses of the Post Office and Fujitsu also faced the committee for the first time with the Post Office chief executive admitting that it was possible that money paid by victims of the Horizon IT scandal may have been paid to Post Office executives.
On the Sky News Daily, Niall Paterson looks at what else we learned from the exchanges, as he is joined by journalist Nick Wallis, who wrote the book The Great Post Office Scandal and Seema Misra, a former post office operator who was cleared of theft from the Post Office after being convicted and jailed in 2010.
60 Post Office scandal: UK’s youngest postmaster at 18 lost everything
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16 jan 2024
WHEN Christopher Head became the youngest sub-postmaster in Britain at the tender age of 18 he thought he had a job for life.
His appointment made him a poster boy to attract younger people to the job and he was regularly praised for helping locals in his home village of West Boldon, near Sunderland.
But nine years later, Christopher found himself suspended and at the centre of a criminal investigation after the faulty Horizon computer system showed his Post Office had a shortfall of £88,000.
A threat of being prosecuted was dropped six months later but the PO spent five years pursuing him through the civil courts to get the cash back and Christopher lost everything, including his adjoining shop.
He is one of hundreds of postmasters who had criminal cases against them shelved but suffered financial hardship after being suspended or sacked.
Christopher, now 36, was forced to go abroad for work and is now employed in an Amazon warehouse.
He and other postmasters who were not convicted of any crime don’t qualify for a Government scheme which automatically offers victims £600,000 each.
Instead, Whitehall appointed forensic accountants to assess how much they had lost in earnings after being sacked. Chris says he has been offered less than 15 per cent of the six figure sum suggested.
Christopher, who still lives in West Boldon, said: “We’re having to fight for every single penny to get a decent payout.
“In some ways it would have been more simple had I been convicted but not jailed. At least I would have had a clear compensation package.”
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61 Post Office scandal: ‘The sub-postmasters are fed up’, says campaigner
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Journalist and campaigner Nick Wallis says that sub-postmasters and mistresses are fed up with the response of the authorities to the Horizon IT scandal.
More than 700 sub-postmasters and mistresses had their reputations ruined by allegations of theft and false accounting, with many left bankrupt or in prison, as a result of the computer system.
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Liberal Democrat MPs have been provided with a template letter to address inquiries from constituents concerning Sir Ed Davey’s connection to the Post Office scandal. The party leader has faced scrutiny following revelations that he initially declined a meeting with activist Alan Bates during his tenure as a minister.
Davey acknowledges his regret, stating that he failed to recognise the misinformation provided by the Post Office at that time.
Dr David Bull and Dr Renee Hoenderkamp speak with 5News correspondent Julian Druker.
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63 Post office scandal: Compensation fight ‘like another trial’ | The UK Tonight
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Sky’s Sarah Jane Mee speaks to Jo Hamilton, one of the wrongly convicted sub-postmistresses, and her lawyer Neil Hudgell.
Around 700 sub-postmasters were accused of theft, fraud and false accounting between 1999 and 2015 as the result of an error in the Horizon accounting system.
64 Fujitsu CEO Apologizes For Post Office Scandal: Victims Finally Get Recognition
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The CEO of Fujitsu, a technology company involved in the post office scandal, has issued a long-awaited apology for the mistreatment of sub-postmasters. The scandal, which saw hundreds of sub-postmasters accused of theft and fraud, has now been revealed to potentially involve the diversion of funds to post office executives.
The shocking admission by the current post office chief executive, Nick Reid, has raised questions about the whereabouts of the money that sub-postmasters paid back. It is possible that some of these funds ended up in the pockets of executives as part of their hefty remuneration packages.
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Around 700 sub-postmasters and sub-mistresses were accused of theft, fraud and false accounting between 1999 and 2015 as the result of an error in the Horizon accounting system.
Representatives from the Post Office and Fujitsu – the firm behind the faulty Horizon software – faced scrutiny from MPs.
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The former Post Office boss Paula Vennells has handed back her CBE, saying she’s truly sorry for the devastation caused to the victims of the Horizon scandal.
Meanwhile the Government says it’s urgently working on a way to clear the names of hundreds of former subpostmasters and postmistresses who were wrongly convicted – and speeding up their compensation.
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It appears that the Post Office has claimed TAX RELIEF on the compensation payments for its own wrongdoing 🤦♂️
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“You don’t need evidence judge; you can just take our word for it.”
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The former subpostmaster who has led the campaign for justice in the Horizon scandal has criticised the “madness” of delays in compensation, saying people are “dying” waiting for payments.
Alan Bates appeared before the Commons’ Business and Trade Committee on Tuesday alongside fellow campaigner Jo Hamilton.
Mr Bates, who was at the centre of the ITV drama that recently catapulted the scandal to the political fore, said financial redress for those affected was “absolutely bogged down in red tape”.
The bosses of the Post Office and Fujitsu were grilled by MPs about the scandal that saw hundreds of subpostmasters wrongly convicted after Fujitsu’s faulty Horizon software made it appear as though money was missing at their branches.
TalkTV’s Vanessa Feltz discusses the story with Labour MP Kevan Jones and former PR adviser to Boris Johnson Jo Tanner.
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