Fujitsu government contracts under scrutiny in light of Horizon scandal Treasury committee writes to 21 bodies including Bank of England and HMRC to demand details of post-2019 deals The Guardian - UK · Jan 19, 2024
Post Office: ‘appalling’ that courts not told of bugs, Fujitsu boss admits Europe chief of tech firm embroiled in Horizon IT scandal tells inquiry that bugs were identified as early at 1999 The Guardian - UK · Jan 19, 2024
Fujitsu will never be held accountable for the Post Office scandal. It is too important to this government This isn’t its first failure, yet the tech giant is so embedded in the public sector that it seems invincible, says Sam Fowles, a barrister, author and broadcaster The Guardian - UK · Jan 19, 2024
Fujitsu manager described post office operator as ‘nasty chap’, inquiry hears Peter Sewell apologises for language in email during Horizon-related prosecution that left Lee Castleton bankrupt The Guardian - UK · Jan 18, 2024
Fixing Horizon bugs would have been too costly, Post Office inquiry told Asked about ‘missed opportunity’ to address problem, Fujitsu developer says focus was on replacing Horizon The Guardian - UK · Jan 17, 2024
Post Office IT scandal: minister asks Fujitsu for talks on payouts for victims Kemi Badenoch’s letter on share of compensation comes after $1bn wiped off Fujitsu’s value The Guardian - UK · Jan 17, 2024
Wednesday briefing: The days that could decide how Rishi Sunak is remembered In today’s newsletter: The controversial Rwanda bill is back in the Commons – what happens next could shape the party’s future The Guardian - UK · Jan 17, 2024
Tories reach new levels of derangement as MPs debate Rwanda bill Nothing illustrates party’s ongoing meltdown better than its obsession with scheme that is never going to work The Guardian - UK · Jan 16, 2024
Fujitsu still providing Horizon IT data for use in Post Office legal actions Tech company knew of faults in system it used to extract data on transactions as early as 2008, inquiry hears The Guardian - UK · Jan 16, 2024
Fujitsu should be on the hook for hundreds of millions of pounds in redress Yes, the Post Office pursued the prosecutions but Fujitsu provided the star witnesses and the dodgy software The Guardian - UK · Jan 16, 2024
Fujitsu IT support workers who protect HMRC systems to go on strike Industrial action over pay starting on Wednesday could affect processing of self-assessment tax returns and is unrelated to Post Office scandal The Guardian - UK · Jan 16, 2024
Fujitsu Says Morally Obliged To Compensate Wronged UK Postmasters Fujitsu has a moral obligation to help compensate UK postmasters wrongly convicted because of a bug in its accounting software, its European director said on Tuesday. International Business Times · Jan 16, 2024
Fujitsu admits for first time it should help compensate Post Office victims European boss says company has ‘moral obligation’ to contribute but exact sum will have to wait until end of inquiry The Guardian - UK · Jan 16, 2024
Post Office scandal: Fujitsu boss apologies to Horizon victims as inquiry hears company 'knew of tech problem' Internal records from the tech firm which created Horizon reveal discussions about 'duplicate transactions' within the troubled IT system Evening Standard · Jan 16, 2024
The Guardian - UK · Jan 16, 2024 Fujitsu has ‘moral obligation’ to contribute to Post Office compensation, Europe boss says, as Alan Bates warns ‘people are dying waiting’ – as it happened Post Office CEO Nick Read and Fujitsu Europe boss Paul Patterson give evidence to business committee about Horizon IT scandal
The Guardian - UK · Jan 15, 2024 ‘How much is Fujitsu going to pay?’ Questions for Post Office IT firm as it faces MPs Company that built ill-fated system also comes under separate scrutiny from judge-led inquiry
The Conversation · Jan 15, 2024 Post Office Horizon scandal: four reasons why the government's model for outsourcing is broken For over a decade, the Post Office and its supplier, Fujitsu, insisted that the Horizon system used in its branches was completely “robust”. When discrepancies appeared in hundreds of branch accounts across the country, the Post Office refused to believe the system was at fault and didn’t challenge the information…
Evening Standard · Jan 15, 2024 Lib Dem leader Sir Ed Davey facing fresh calls to quit over Post Office scandal Sir Ed's failed first test of leadership, say critics as he faces challenge from ex-postmistress
The Guardian - UK · Jan 14, 2024 What makes a very British miscarriage of justice? Contempt for the ‘little people’ Windrush, Grenfell, the Post Office – all reveal who gets listened to and who gets ignored
The Guardian - UK · Jan 14, 2024 ‘A tragedy is not far away’: 25-year-old Post Office memo predicted scandal A 1999 note highlighted concerns of subpostmasters about the Horizon system and heralded decades of ministerial failings
The Guardian - UK · Jan 13, 2024 The abuse of unaccountable power is at the wicked heart of the Post Office scandal Politicians, civil servants and the judicial system were complicit in their disdain of those fighting to clear their names
Evening Standard · Jan 13, 2024 Post Office ‘could face £100m bill and insolvency’ following Horizon scandal Dan Neidle, tax lawyer, posted on X saying the Post Office claimed £934m tax relief for its compensation payments, and called it ‘unlawful’.
The Guardian - UK · Jan 12, 2024 Post Office scandal calls for reflection and justice Letters: Readers debate problems with computer systems, denials of wrongdoing, and note that nothing is as effective in galvanising politicians as embarrassment
The Guardian - UK · Jan 12, 2024 Digested week: who gets to keep their gong? Let the public decide There’s a dirty election campaign on the way and my clothes smell of skunk, but I’ve got an idea to cheer us all up
Evening Standard · Jan 12, 2024 Post Office scandal: 'Mafia hit' saw sub-postmaster targeted for retribution, says Lord Arbuthnot Michael Rudkin was sacked after visit to Fujitsu HQ to inspect faulty Horizon software