Post Office - Computer ( Horizon ) Scandal

[Peter Pedant]

Panorama - available on catch up - I watched it twice

700 sub postmasters convicted of fraud when they said at the time that the computer was saying 'no' when it should have said 'yes'

everyone latterly running for cover. solicitor tearful as she told some punters to plead guilty and " she wouldnt have done if she knew what she knows now"
great.

I watched carefully as documents they said didnt exist did in fact exist
golly how did they achieve that ? One the document is acknowledged it is a simple matter to enforce disclosure - - but how did they overturn the 'no , aint got any of them...' denaials ?

The post office ( legal costs £150m so far) are disputing ever conviction, so all 700 may have to be separately litigated....

did any one else watch ?

[Ellipsis]

Probably the most sickening part of the Panorama was the sight of Paula Vennells in a dog collar, preaching love and forgiveness ... vomit-inducing hypocrisy.

[Peter Pedant]

it was taken out of context
I thought she was doing her stuff at a board meeting
" am I on?"
and then straight into the OT Kings quote....

and I thought o god it one of those dress down ( no vestments) reformed church do's - big on sermons and low on liturgy.

a time and a place for everything - we had a few at work