Mr Bates vs the Post Office

[stonerblue]

It's really sad isn't it.

I think a problem with the PR was that the post office is seen as being a bit of a 'boring' subject so it didn't capture the imagination of the public in the same way as say an NHS or banking scandal would.

Nah, it's that people can't be arsed reading more and don't really care until the facts are spread out before them whilst having their tea.

 

[stonerblue]

Gary Lineker.

player and manager of the month panel

 

[Kirkstall Blue]

Having spent a great deal of my working life in BT telecommunications I never once doubted the truth of the investigation into the scandal.
In other words the bosses are above reproach so never gave it a second glance

 

[BigJoe#1]

Its not often that my job title hits the front page of the Telegraph.

Architect of postal scandal demands immunity

"The architect of the faulty Horizon IT system, (Gareth Jenkins) who gave evidence used to convict sub-postmasters, has demanded immunity before agreeing to appear at the public inquiry."

Should be arrested, detained and charged with telling lies and withholding information from and inquiry and then perjury if he continues to lie and withhold information.

Forget all this immunity bollocks.

 

[metalblue]

I see she’s given her ‘gong’ back! Not her bonuses just the CBE!

It’s just gesture politics I’m afraid EB.

 

[Kirkstall Blue]

A I taking over 55 thousand job losses at BT will make it even harder to prove your innocence if wrongly accused of theft.
The idea someone was awarded a CBE for being head of this scandalous operation sickens me it tells us how corrupt as a democracy we have become.

 

[metalblue]

I see the Lib Dem’s defence of Ed Davy is he relied on what he was told by the PO.

This really speaks to the problem of MPs “with portfolio”, do they actually try and get across any of the detail or just sit with a fancy job title staring out the proverbial window? Leadership is a choice, they chose to lead. So lead.

I have responsibility’s for things in my day job and when someone tells me something I ask questions to validate their thinking and make sure they’ve thought about everything - when I relay what I’m told to my bosses it’s my responsibility to give them accurate information - I can’t later say what I was told wasn’t right blame that person. I don’t need to understand the topic at hand either, often I don’t, it’s just basic common sense.

 

[bluemonkey71]

Should be arrested, detained and charged with telling lies and withholding information from and inquiry and then perjury if he continues to lie and withhold information.

Forget all this immunity bollocks.

He has no right to demand anything. Twat

 

[Stephen230]

Totally disagree. I have zero attention span and can get bored of a programme pretty easily, but this left me pretty gripped. Solid 7.5/10 tv

Probably the fact that I already knew the story and how it was going to end didn’t help in the boredom stakes.

It’s an important story that clearly needed telling. But just purely from an entertainment point of view, dragged on a bit for me.

 

[metalblue]

The idea someone was awarded a CBE for being head of this scandalous operation sickens me it tells us how corrupt as a democracy we have become.

People are given awards for all sorts of questionable reasons mate. Especially those in the public eye.