Sir Alan Bates

[halfmist]

Withdrawn. Not worth the hassle.

 

[dickie davies]

Your first sentence is incorrect

 

[Manchester33]

You’ve not been following the story closely enough if you think he’s pulled off a heist.

Were the thousands of postmasters all in on it together (including the dozens who committed suicide)?

Whether you like him or not, he’s done a brilliant job of bringing justice to hundreds of innocent people.

 

[LangleyBlue1970]

Threads you didn’t expect to see:

This one.

 

[supercity88]

There is only him who really knows if he fudged his Accounts. If he did, it must be up there as one of the greatest heists. Fame, a multi million pound settlement announced today, paid by the tax payer of course, but tax free and a knighthood thrown in for good measure. Who says crime or being accused of crime doesn’t pay..

Are you the person that brought the charges against City?

 

[Vienna_70]

There is only him who really knows if he fudged his Accounts. If he did, it must be up there as one of the greatest heists. Fame, a multi million pound settlement announced today, paid by the tax payer of course, but tax free and a knighthood thrown in for good measure. Who says crime or being accused of crime doesn’t pay..

It must be fucking horrendous to be accused of serious - or any - crimes that you didn’t commit, and to have your reputation dragged through the courts, knowing that you have done nothing wrong.

Sir Alan - and all the other falsely accused sub-postmasters and mistresses - deserve every penny of the compensation coming their way.

It won’t be paid for by taxpayers; Post Office will have insurance in place to cover such eventualities.

Why are you so against Sir Alan receiving compensation for the disgraceful treatment he has received?

 

[halfmist]

It must be fucking horrendous to be accused of serious - or any - crimes that you didn’t commit, and to have your reputation dragged through the courts, knowing that you have done nothing wrong.

Sir Alan - and all the other falsely accused sub-postmasters and mistresses - deserve every penny of the compensation coming their way.

It won’t be paid for by taxpayers; Post Office will have insurance in place to cover such eventualities.

Why are you so against Sir Alan receiving compensation for the disgraceful treatment he has received?

It’s a discussion point. I am not against it, the amount seems excessive and it’s the tax payer who picks the bill up.

 

[Vienna_70]

It’s a discussion point. I am not against it, the amount seems excessive and it’s the tax payer who picks the bill up.

Why do you think the amount of compensation is excessive?

He has has his livelihood and his reputation destroyed.

If those in charge of Post Office at the time had actually done some research and thinking, and asked why had all these sub-postmasters and mistresses suddenly become crooked at the time this software was introduced, there would be no need to pay out the compensation.

Also, the knighthood is nothing to do with this case; it was awarded for his acting career.

 

[Mad Eyed Screamer]

At least with his knighthood he can be called “Sir” and will no longer be known as “Post Master Bates”

 

[Blue Mist]

Your first sentence is incorrect

His whole fucking post is a disgrace.

 

[Blue Mist]

I thought we hit a BM low with some of the comments on the train stabbing thread.
This is down there with that thread.
'Only he knows if he fudged his accounts' FFS.

 

[RobMCFC]

I think he deserves his knighthood. Alan Bates, that is.

Also, it's not paid by the tax-payer. This phrase annoys me. If I buy a loaf of bread from Tesco and then they open a new store, is it my money they are using? Of course it isn't.

We pay taxes to the government to keep the country running.
It's up to them to spend it as they see fit, and it's no longer our money.
If we don't like it, we get a chance to vote them out every five years.

 

[mexico1970]

I think he deserves his knighthood. Alan Bates, that is.

Also, it's not paid by the tax-payer. This phrase annoys me. If I buy a loaf of bread from Tesco and then they open a new store, is it my money they are using? Of course it isn't.

We pay taxes to the government to keep the country running.
It's up to them to spend it as they see fit, and it's no longer our money.
If we don't like it, we get a chance to vote them out every five years.

You very nearly had me until you wrote that we have a chance to vote them out. Whichever way it goes we can have a choice of red or blue Tories.

We live in a 2 party state where both parties are dripping with career politicians gushing with cuntishness.

 

[RobMCFC]

You very nearly had me until you wrote that we have a chance to vote them out. Whichever way iy goes we can have a choice of red or blue Tories.

We live in a 2 party state where both parties are dripping with career politicians gushing with cuntishness.

Well, obviously the lack of choice is an issue, but the original point still stands.

 

[mexico1970]

Well, obviously the lack of choice is an issue, but the original point still stands.

The lack of choice is an embarrassment mate, we have 2 choices of two politicians carefully selected by their parties usually.

The post office scandal should have been dealt with swiftly and the bastards who caused it should have been in jail for a long time already.

 

[Citizen of Legoland]

I think he deserves his knighthood. Alan Bates, that is.

Also, it's not paid by the tax-payer. This phrase annoys me. If I buy a loaf of bread from Tesco and then they open a new store, is it my money they are using? Of course it isn't.

We pay taxes to the government to keep the country running.
It's up to them to spend it as they see fit, and it's no longer our money.
If we don't like it, we get a chance to vote them out every five years.

I think you’re overpaying for your bread mate.