No, I asked that question after being told, wrongly, that the postmasters involved in the scandal wouldn't be taking on the might of the Royal Mail. For the vast majority they would have as they were still part of Royal Mail then. I admit I thought they were all still one and the same now that's why I asked the question. It's a moot point. My post mentioned how hard it is for the little person to take on a huge corporation, be it the Post office or Royal mail.
Mr Bates vs the Post Office
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No, I asked that question after being told, wrongly, that the postmasters involved in the scandal wouldn't be taking on the might of the Royal Mail. For the vast majority they would have as they were still part of Royal Mail then. I admit I thought they were all still one and the same now that's why I asked the question. It's a moot point. My post mentioned how hard it is for the little person to take on a huge corporation, be it the Post office or Royal mail.
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Another thing that was shocking in the podcasts I've listened to so far is the way internal investigations were conducted. All the sub-postmasters investigated were told they were the only ones who had deficits, despite there being dozens of people affected. They accused one Irish sub-postmaster of diverting "missing" money to paramilitary groups and others of having a gambling addiction, despite having no documentary evidence of wrongdoing.
Perhaps the most shocking thing (and I don't know if this came up on the TV version) was the head of the Federation of Sub-postmasters, the union for those people, who should have been protecting his members. He knew there were issues with Horizon yet was more worried that revealing them and supporting his members would impact trust from major customers like DWP. So he forbade any mention of this and actually backed the PO against his own members.
He's another one who should be seeing the inside of a jail cell.
Perhaps the most shocking thing (and I don't know if this came up on the TV version) was the head of the Federation of Sub-postmasters, the union for those people, who should have been protecting his members. He knew there were issues with Horizon yet was more worried that revealing them and supporting his members would impact trust from major customers like DWP. So he forbade any mention of this and actually backed the PO against his own members.
He's another one who should be seeing the inside of a jail cell.
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The CPS prosecuted 27 of the cases but are refusing to comment on which at the moment.
CPS refuses to reveal Starmer’s role in wrongful Post Office prosecutions
Organisation took at least 27 victims to court but refuses to say if they were during Labour leader’s time in charge
www.telegraph.co.uk
Johnny Mars Bar
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I didn’t know anything about the bicycle thing but now you mention it I’ve not seen a postie on a bike for years!
What was the possible rationale behind that?!?
Bikes are cheap, reliable, zero emissions and are mostly immune to traffic. I can’t think of a single better vehicle for local posties to use for deliveries.
kaz7
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The real life people say it was almost word for word so you are wrong again
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Big wig at ITV IIRC?
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And the fact it's an election year is purely coincidental
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Also pretty clear evidence that he's guilty if he's asking for immunity. Immunity from what? Being prosecuted for the crime you didn't commit?