Nearly 3 years into the UK Post Office inquiry

And today sees the senior management and boardroom start to be re-questioned under oath.

One wonders just what they could say to redeem themselves especially now the inquiry has seen evidence previously deliberately withheld, proving meetings took place that show they were made aware not only of problems with the Horizon I.T system, but also how unsafe the Postmasters convictions were.

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NortiusMaximus · M

When these discrepancies started showing up soon after the Horizon system was introduced, suspicion should have immediately fallen on that system. Not on postmasters who had never had and shortfalls before. It seems to be a case of blaming those less able to defend themselves rather than a big company like Fujitsu.

Picklebobble2 · 61-69, M

@NortiusMaximus ......because somebody decided to invest an awful lot of public money in that specific system.

So the next question is whom and why.

ninalanyon · 61-69, T

The scandal doesn't just expose wrong doing by the post office. In my opinion it also reveals a long standing and serious deficiency in the court system. There were so many cases of a similar nature going through the courts that someone should have asked questions about whether it was plausible that so many people were all defrauding the same institution in the same way.

That is, courts should be subject to both quality assurance and quality control.

Picklebobble2 · 61-69, M

@ninalanyon Certainly brings into question the degree of evidence required before bringing their cases to court and why the senior judiciary didn't question the sudden influx of cases.

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Picklebobble2 · 61-69, M

@jshm2 The UK needs to call an election in the next few weeks.

It's thought the Prime Minister will do that shortly specifically to enable those in government/Parliament/Lords, likely to be summoned, the chance to quickly resign their seats; pack their bags and head to places far from the reach of UK law/extradition treaties.

Truly disgraceful

Perry1968 · M

Absolutely disgusting what happened to some of these poor people. You can never compensate for that.

Longpatrol · 31-35, M

I remember when the story broke I was appalled even where I was because I'm scared an eye isn't kept close enough on my postal service.

The circumstances are different, mine is quite a bit smaller, but the lax attitude is there, evident on the rare occasions I go to the post office for counter service.

Matt85 · 36-40, M

I worked for Royal Mail once, as a temp mail sorter at Christmas. They're a friendly company for the most part. You get the feeling they build minature railyway diaramas on the weekend.

But this whole thing is very silly of them. I mean people went to prison....Compensation is appropriate.

Picklebobble2 · 61-69, M

@Matt85 How do you compensate those who were 'driven to an early grave' either by having the worry of it shortening their lives or those who sadly took their own lives from the sheer mental anguish from the loss of their livelihood; home; torment from the community they loyally served; criminal conviction barring them from certain employment elsewhere.....

MandyMitchell · 80-89, F

As so often in this country, we have shocking, corrupt management and the little people suffer and are blamed.

Picklebobble2 · 61-69, M

Update

UK Prime Minister to address the nation in 15 minutes.

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