Mr Bates vs the Post Office

[ganganvince]

I like that Labour MP, he seems very capable. Something of a rarity in parliament these days.

He shone in the Royal mail one aswell

 

[SkyBlueFlux]

Its the procurement process should have been the starting point. There has to be a reason that they persevered with a clearly flawed system.

I’m sure there’s no conflict of interest at all in Fujitsu being a “key strategic supplier” to the UK government with over £2bn in contracts awarded over the last five years.

And that relationship isn’t new:




The government, the post office and Fujitsu are so intermeshed that pulling them apart might be harder than Brexit.

 

[VOOMER]

I’m sure there’s no conflict of interest at all in Fujitsu being a “key strategic supplier” to the UK government with over £2bn in contracts awarded over the last five years.

And that relationship isn’t new:


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The government, the post office and Fujitsu are so intermeshed that pulling them apart might be harder than Brexit.

As you say, "follow the money"!

 

[VOOMER]

i am intrigued as to what caused ITV to break ranks from the normally solid cabal that is the MSM who have been MIA in all the other cover-ups. First rock in the landslide ? Not holding my breath, too often, worse things have been uncovered and smothered by diversions and "plausible" denials, legalese semantics and then silence.

Nothing to lose

 

[VOOMER]

watched this all this afternoon - as an investigator of a different industry when I was working I was amazed that Bradshaw had not better prepared himself and then how long it took him to realise how deep the hole he was in but still kept digging

Did you get the feeling he was told to play the dementia card?

 

[VOOMER]

Podcast: Where Did All The Money Go?

It is the question I have probably been asked the most over the years. The long answer is in the podcast I have recorded with Mark Baker (left in the photo above), a long-serving Subpostmaster and …

www.postofficescandal.uk

The focus really needs to be on the Post Office’s P&L account. Some people are going to prison.

 

[Franny 1234]

What I would like to know is
How many a year postmaster got accused of thieving compared to how many after the Horizon system was introduced. If my guess is correct Surely it should of been a red flag that all not right with Horizon.

 

[sir baconface]

Debate on media outlets today claiming Fujitsu should be solely responsible for paying all the compo and not tax payers.

I think that is unavoidable because the PO imo are more to blame that Fujitsu.

Had this been managed professionally and, in a timey manner, then we wouldn't be facing this issue

I can’t see this, mate, as it wasn’t Fujitsu who shafted all those postmasters and lied and prevaricated throughout.

However, I can most definitely see that they share culpability and will be obliged to contribute copiously towards compensation. They made millions out of that contract and also appear to have been guilty of disseminating, holding back or plain lying.

In my opinion, the compo fund needs to be radically boosted by both parties.

 

[blueste41]

What I would like to know is
How many a year postmaster got accused of thieving compared to how many after the Horizon system was introduced. If my guess is correct Surely it should of been a red flag that all not right with Horizon.

Pre horizon it was an average of 10 per year rising to an average of 80 per year post.
During the enquiry many people have been asked the question you pose, nobody has provided a convincing answer.

 

[lloydie]

Not forgetting people went bankrupt so that’s their credit fucked and chances of directorships down the toilet.

If ever there was a "it could happen to you" moment, this will really have hit home with Tory MPs.