Ex-Post Office boss wrote of ‘subbies with hand in the till’, inquiry hears Alan Cook says he will regret the ‘inappropriate’ expression used in 2009 email for the rest of his life The Guardian - UK · Apr 12, 2024
Ex-MP tells inquiry Post Office ran a ‘behind-the-scenes deception process’ James Arbuthnot says concerns about reliability of faulty Horizon computer system were ‘brushed off’ The Guardian - UK · Apr 10, 2024
Alan Bates: Post Office is 'atrocious dead duck' which should be sold to Amazon Mr Bates said he first identified problems with the Horizon IT system in late 2000 Evening Standard · Apr 9, 2024
Tuesday briefing: What to expect from the next phase of the Post Office inquiry In today’s newsletter: As Alan Bates prepares to speak on the devastating impact on thousands of former post office operators, we look at where the public inquiry into the Horizon scandal goes from here The Guardian - UK · Apr 9, 2024
Sir Ed Davey says he should have apologised sooner for Horizon scandal role Sir Ed served as post office minister under the coalition government from 2010 to 2012. Evening Standard · Feb 25, 2024
Former Post Office CEO Paula Vennells stripped of CBE She lost the title for ‘bringing the honours system into disrepute’ Evening Standard · Feb 23, 2024
Justin Welby: church should have asked more questions about ex-Post Office boss Archbishop says C of E failed to challenge involvement of Paula Vennells’ in church bodies in light of Horizon scandal The Guardian - UK · Feb 22, 2024
Ex-Post Office boss ‘gave Fujitsu bonus contract despite warnings’ Exclusive: Whistleblowers say Paula Vennells agreed to move archive, which risked destroying data that could clear operators The Guardian - UK · Feb 13, 2024
Paula Vennells' charity work There’s been acres of media coverage of the disgraced Paula Vennells in recent weeks – largely in relation to her activity on the board of the Post Office. Evening Standard · Jan 26, 2024
We’ve all felt like ‘skint little people’ against the system – that’s why the Post Office drama broke our hearts Faceless computers have replaced vengeful gods, But the rules of Greek tragedy still apply: the powerful can wreak havoc on human lives, says the Guardian’s chief culture writer, Charlotte Higgins The Guardian - UK · Jan 18, 2024
Cameron cannot recall ‘in any detail’ being briefed on Horizon scandal as PM Foreign secretary says anyone involved in government in past two decades has ‘got to be extremely sorry’ 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
Theresa May’s government ‘pushed for Paula Vennells CBE despite concerns over Post Office scandal’ The former Post Office CEO, who gave up the honour this week following public outcry over the scandal, was nominated for the prestigious award by the Department for Business The Independent 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 14, 2024
The Guardian - UK · Jan 13, 2024 ‘The timing was impeccable’: why it took a TV series to bring the Post Office scandal to light Despite a two-year inquiry and years of campaigning, it was the four-hour drama Mr Bates vs the Post Office that enabled the British public to pay proper attention to the unbelievable horrors of this story
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 Conversation · Jan 12, 2024 Former Post Office boss Paula Vennells says she'll hand back her CBE – but it may not be that simple Paula Vennells, former chief executive of the Post Office, has said she will hand back her CBE, following the outrage over the Horizon scandal that left hundreds of people prosecuted for crimes they didn’t commit. Craig Prescott, lecturer in law at Royal Holloway, University of London, answers this and other…
The Conversation · Jan 12, 2024 Post Office scandal: why thousands of victims are yet to see justice Following the ITV drama Mr Bates vs the Post Office, which aired on January 1 2024, UK prime minister Rishi Sunak stated he intends to introduce legislation to ensure those convicted as a result of the Post Office scandal are “swiftly exonerated and compensated”.
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
The Guardian - UK · Jan 11, 2024 The Post Office is now box office as inquiry resumes with righteous fury Investigator Stephen Bradshaw may have drawn short straw, but the company man was far from a sympathetic figure
Evening Standard · Jan 11, 2024 Post Office tried to change TV drama, says Mr Bates producer The Post Office overlords tried one last time to flip the script
Evening Standard · Jan 11, 2024 OPINION - Paula Vennells, Ghislaine Maxwell and Liz Truss: why is it always women, not men, who take all the blame? Off the top of my head, what “only connects” Ghislaine Maxwell, Liz Truss, Dame Alison Rose, and Paula Vennells? Let’s go through them.
The Guardian - UK · Jan 11, 2024 Lunar woes, returning gongs and a Welsh rugby legend – take the Thursday quiz Fifteen questions on general knowledge and topical trivia, plus a few jokes, every Thursday. How will you fare?
Evening Standard · Jan 11, 2024 Ian Hislop in TV bust-up with top Tory Jake Berry over Post Office Horizon scandal The senior Conservative and journalist were embroiled in heated exchanges on ITV’s Peston political show
The Independent UK · Jan 11, 2024 ‘We tapped into the nation’s rage’: The creators of Mr Bates vs the Post Office on the drama’s colossal impact The ITV series about the Post Office scandal is swiftly becoming one of the most influential dramas of all time. Its writer Gwyneth Hughes and producer Patrick Spence tell Ellie Harrison they are astonished by the reaction – and explain what a real win will look like for the victims