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Bryan Glick

@bryanglick

2 months

If the honours system is intended to reward personal achievement, commitment, duty, selflessness, loyalty, friendship, heroism, and dedicating yourself to a cause higher than yourself (as it should be) then there is no more worthy recipient...

Post Office campaigner Alan Bates knighted in king’s birthday honours

Ex-post office operator recognised for exposing Horizon IT scandal, while Tracey Emin becomes a dame and Gordon Brown a companion of honour

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Bryan Glick

@bryanglick

7 months

This image is a sample of the #PostOfficeInquiry evidence from November 2022 - it's a Fujitsu error log from 1999 identifying a bug that seemingly causes *exactly* the accounting errors subpostmasters were convicted for #PostOfficeScandal More details:

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Bryan Glick

@bryanglick

7 months

I can't tell you how many times since @ComputerWeekly revealed #PostOfficeScandal in 2009 I've said, "Why isn't this leading BBC news?" Tonight on @BBCNews at 6 it finally did. Delighted for the victims - now UKgov: compensation, justice, accountability

Post Office Horizon scandal explained: Everything you need to know ...

Computer Weekly has investigated the Post Office Horizon scandal since 2008 and is, in fact, part of the story. This guide covers essential information about the scandal.

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@bryanglick

2 months

The #PostOfficeInquiry has apparently been unable to find former PO COO Mike Young - the exec who told Paula Vennells that @ComputerWeekly "didn't know what it's talking about" when we first exposed the scandal in 2009 (1/4)

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@bryanglick

7 months

It's increasingly clear from the #PostOfficeScandal inquiry that this is not so much a case about innocent subpostmasters convicted of crimes they did not commit - but one where they were convicted of crimes that never even took place. A police investigation must follow...

Tom Witherow

@TomWitherow

7 months

New 🚨: There is ‘sufficient evidence’ for police to investigate Post Office scandal bosses. * Lawyer: "More than enough evidence" to open criminal inquiry. * Police watching "every day of inquiry". * CPS appoints specialist KC to the case. Full story 👇

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Bryan Glick

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7 months

If you want to find out more about Alan Bates - the hero of the #PostOfficeScandal drama on ITV, read our @ComputerWeekly interview with him from 2020: #MrBatesvsPostOffice

Alan Bates: The ‘details man’ the Post Office paid the price for ig...

In 2003 subpostmaster Alan Bates had his contract terminated when he refused to comply with Post Office policy. A decade and a half later, against the odds, he took the Post Office to the High cour...

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Bryan Glick

@bryanglick

7 months

If you're wondering how or why the Horizon IT system from Fujitsu helped cause the #PostOfficeScandal this 2021 article for @ComputerWeekly by @nickwallis might help. Includes the amazing quote: "Everybody in the building knew it was a bag of shit”

Fujitsu bosses knew about Post Office Horizon IT flaws, says inside...

A former senior developer who worked for Fujitsu on the Post Office IT system that led to subpostmasters being falsely accused of fraud, has claimed bosses knew of fundamental flaws before going live.

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Bryan Glick

@bryanglick

5 years

Regardless of what you may think about Labour's broadband plan, it's interesting that there's been more debate about the issues around building a 21st century UK telecoms infrastructure on Twitter alone in past 12 hours, than there has been across UK in past 12 years /1

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@bryanglick

7 years

Emily Maitlis at TechUK dinner: "You're an industry doing so well, soon you'll be able to afford a BBC man..."

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@bryanglick

4 months

Alan Bates hasn't had a job for 20 years - he's dedicated his life since then to campaigning for justice for his friends, the victims of #PostOfficeScandal . Just think about that for a minute - the depth of commitment and personal sacrifice. Shame on Post Office, shame on govt

Karl Flinders

@Karlfl

4 months

Here is my attempt to do Alan Bates’ appearance justice. #PostOffceScandal #PostOfficeInquiry #MrBatesVsThePostOffice

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@bryanglick

1 month

Fujitsu's Gareth Jenkins at the #PostOfficeInquiry represents an archetype recognisable to anyone who's worked in IT - the grumpy old techy. Worked for one company for ages. Knows his stuff and respected for his knowledge, but a bit of a pain in the butt to deal with... (1/5)

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@bryanglick

1 month

Wow - thank you @TheOrwellPrize We're incredibly proud to receive this recognition from you - this one really means a lot to all the @ComputerWeekly and @TechTarget team #humbled #proud #PostOfficeScandal

The Orwell Prizes

@TheOrwellPrize

1 month

We are delighted to announce that @ComputerWeekly have been awarded a Special Prize at tonight's Orwell Prize Ceremony, for their work breaking the Post Office Horizon scandal, and sustained investigation and reportage of the story over many, many years.

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Bryan Glick

@bryanglick

7 months

This is a great read about the PR and legal threats Post Office made to the BBC Panorama team - @ComputerWeekly didn't receive quite this level of pressure from PO, but the behaviours and aggression are very familiar #PostOfficeScandal -

Post Office lied and threatened BBC over Horizon whistleblower

The firm smeared postmasters in a failed bid to suppress evidence of their innocence, the BBC reveals.

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Bryan Glick

@bryanglick

7 months

Jumped before she was pushed, no doubt - but this is still a bit of a red herring. The CBE is a lightning rod - a way for people to express their anger - but it changes nothing. We still need her to face proper accountability for decisions taken on her watch #PostOfficeScandal

BBC Breaking News

@BBCBreaking

7 months

Former Post Office boss Paula Vennells to hand back her CBE with immediate effect after fallout from IT scandal Follow live

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@bryanglick

7 months

As attention turns to Fujitsu's role in the #PostOfficeScandal I've taken a look at the troubled history of the Horizon IT supplier and how it contributed to the perfect storm that enabled the scandal to happen:

How Fujitsu became a central part of the Post Office scandal | Comp...

intense attention will be paid to Fujitsu, the supplier of the controversial Horizon IT system responsible for flaws that caused accounting errors that were blamed on subpostmasters. On 16 January,...

www.computerweekly.com

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Bryan Glick

@bryanglick

7 months

Tonight. Please watch... #PostOfficeScandal

ITV

@ITV

7 months

One of the greatest miscarriages of justice in British legal history ✉️ Mr Bates vs The Post Office starts 1st January at 9pm on ITV1 and @ITVX 👏 #MrBates

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2 months

Interestingly, one of the LinkedIn posts he commented on was the appointment of the new @guardian CIO - perhaps she could share his contact details with her new colleagues? (4/4)

Pooja Bagga on LinkedIn: Guardian announces appointment of Pooja Bagga as chief information officer...

After a fulfilling journey at Royal Mail, it's time for me to bid farewell to this incredible organisation. My time here has been marked by growth… | 420 comments on LinkedIn

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Bryan Glick

@bryanglick

1 month

Ask any seasoned IT professional - they have worked with someone just like him (and it's always a him, not a her). In other words, precisely the wrong sort of character to be an expert witness in a case dependent on proving the IT works as it should. (5/5) #PostOfficeScandal

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@bryanglick

2 months

And, if this is his LinkedIn profile, he's commented on other LinkedIn posts during the past couple of months - so a) why has the Inquiry not been able to track him down and b) why has he not stepped forward to give a statement voluntarily? (3/4)

Mike Young - London, England, United Kingdom | Professional Profile | LinkedIn

Location: London · 500+ connections on LinkedIn. View Mike Young’s profile on LinkedIn, a professional community of 1 billion members.

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Bryan Glick

@bryanglick

5 months

I'm not that fussed about the Royals - but 16 years ago, my late wife went into hospital for major abdominal surgery and found out she had cancer. The last thing you want is to go about life as normal and pretend to smile at people - let alone tell the world. Just leave her alone

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@KensingtonRoyal

5 months

A message from Catherine, The Princess of Wales

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@bryanglick

2 months

Exclusive @computerweekly story on #PostOfficeScandal - The project to replace the Horizon IT system is in turmoil - late, over budget, poor quality Costs have spiralled from £180m to £1.1bn - which PO has asked Treasury (ie taxpayers) to fund (1/5)

Post Office Horizon replacement project labelled 'unachievable' as ...

The plan to develop a replacement for Horizon and remove its supplier, Fujitsu, is running late, is lacking quality, and is over budget, according to auditors sent in on behalf of the Department fo...

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@bryanglick

4 years

This is an outstanding, precise, informed summary of the failings of our government in this crisis...

Nuffield Council on Bioethics

@Nuffbioethics

4 years

We don't usually tweet on a Saturday evening, but we, as the Council, have an important message about 'COVID-19 and the basics of democratic governance' #COVID19 #coronavirusuk @GOVUK @10DowningStreet @DHSCgovuk #Covid19UK @hudge44

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3 months

Apologise for what happened to the victims, but don't apologise for anything you did - it's been such a common approach by Post Office witnesses that they must have been coached in how and what to say #PostOfficeScandal #PostOfficeInquiry

Jude 🇪🇺

@jude5456

3 months

#PostOfficeInquiry Jason Beer KC "But still, knowing what you know now, in your witness statement, you don't apologise for anything that you did wrong do you? "

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@bryanglick

3 months

At @computerweekly , we used to wonder whether the Post Office PR team actually believed what they were telling us, no matter the evidence to the contrary. Today's #PostOfficeInquiry evidence proves that yes, they absolutely did!

Tom Witherow

@TomWitherow

3 months

Another, in 2019 email from Davies to Vennells, chair Tim Parker & board members: 🚩 "There are a group of journalists who have staked their professional reputations on campaigning on behalf of" postmasters. A mention of my Daily Mail work (apparently not a worry for them!) 👇

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6 months

"Post Office CEO Nick Read tried to dissuade government from proceeding with blanket exoneration to subpostmasters" Honestly, what is wrong with these people? What planet is Nick Read on? What will it take for them to realise what they have done? #PostOfficeScandal

Neil Henderson

@hendopolis

6 months

SUNDAY TIMES: FSB’s ‘Navalny jail visit days before death’ #TomorrowsPapersToday

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2 months

It would appear this is the same Mike Young - he clearly didn't think that way when we interviewed him in 2018 as Centrica CIO (2/4)

CIO interview: Mike Young, Centrica | Computer Weekly

We speak to the CIO whose CEO recently met with the head of Microsoft to talk about strategy.

www.computerweekly.com

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@bryanglick

6 months

It's astonishing how the Post Office continues to deny reality in some absurd hope that their vicious, malicious attempts to blame innocent people for their failings and broken culture might somehow save them. Don't let them get away with it. Sack the board #PostOfficeScandal

Richard Bistrong

@RichardBistrong

6 months

The UK Post Office privately told ministers this month that it would have opposed appeals by nearly half of the 700 sub-postmasters convicted using data from @fujitsu_uk faulty Horizon IT system by @journosooz & @rafeuddin_ via @ft #PostOffceScandal

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7 months

The Post Office is a fundamentally broken, utterly flawed organisation - it needs to be taken apart and the essential services it provides delivered by a new operation built from scratch... #PostOfficeScandal

Dan Neidle

@DanNeidle

7 months

We've a new report: the Post Office claimed £934m tax relief for its compensation payments to the postmasters it persecuted. That's outrageous. It's also unlawful - so the Post Office now faces an unexpected £100m tax bill. It may be insolvent.

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@bryanglick

7 months

Great digging - such bullshit. One of the things that annoys me most about Paula Vennells is her cowardice - she has never faced the press or the public since this committee meeting, despite everything that's happened. Can't wait for her appearance at the #PostOfficeInquiry

Luke de Pulford

@lukedepulford

7 months

Bates v Post Office: public interest TV at its best. Prompted a dig into the parliamentary archives. Here’s former Post Office chief Paula Vennells in 2015 saying there was “no evidence” of miscarriages of justice. Surely false - and knowingly.

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4 months

So, you remember how Fujitsu promised it wouldn't bid for government IT contracts during #PostOfficeInquiry - turns out, they are still bidding. @Karlfl has seen a flow chart sent to sales reps explaining how to get around the "ban": #PostOfficeScandal

Fujitsu staff instructed how to bid for government contracts during...

Leak reveals how Fujitsu advises staff to approach UK government customers during its self-imposed bidding pause, as well as details of a multimillion-pound project to protect its reputation.

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@bryanglick

3 years

@faisalislam This is where it all started, Faisal - our @computerweekly story that first revealed the scandal:

Bankruptcy, prosecution and disrupted livelihoods - Postmasters tel...

www.computerweekly.com

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@bryanglick

7 months

@ContractorCalc Here's what a Fujitsu dev told us about the processes, Dave:

Fujitsu bosses knew about Post Office Horizon IT flaws, says inside...

A former senior developer who worked for Fujitsu on the Post Office IT system that led to subpostmasters being falsely accused of fraud, has claimed bosses knew of fundamental flaws before going live.

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@bryanglick

3 months

For years, the Post Office insisted to @ComputerWeekly that there were no bugs in Horizon - now we know why: they decided not to call them "bugs" anymore, therefore there weren't any... #PostOfficeScandal

Post Office boss used husband’s descriptions in 'Orwellian' ploy to...

Post Office CEO sought advice from husband on what words to use in reports to downplay known errors in software, inquiry told.

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Bryan Glick

@bryanglick

2 months

Yesterday @computerweekly revealed that the Post Office project to replace the Horizon IT system is in turmoil: - Costs up from £180m to £1.1bn - Delayed from 2025 to 2030 - £1bn funding requested from HM Treasury (1/5)

Post Office Horizon replacement project labelled 'unachievable' as ...

The plan to develop a replacement for Horizon and remove its supplier, Fujitsu, is running late, is lacking quality, and is over budget, according to auditors sent in on behalf of the Department fo...

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@bryanglick

2 months

Last week, @computerweekly revealed the Post Office Horizon replacement project is running 5 years late, £800m over budget and labelled "unachievable" - The day before, PO execs including CEO Nick Read told @voiceofthePM and @NFSP_UK they were "satisfied with progress"...

Karl Flinders

@Karlfl

2 months

Post Office bosses misled subpostmasters on progress of Horizon replacement. They found out about problems through a Computer Weekly report #PostOfficeScandal #PostOfficeInquiry #MrBatesvsThePostOffice

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@bryanglick

2 months

100% this...

John Hyde

@JohnHyde1982

2 months

Ian Henderson from Second Sight giving evidence to the #postofficeinquiry today. This section of his written statement goes to the absurdity of this whole scandal.

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Bryan Glick

@bryanglick

7 months

A huge shout-out to @Rebeccathomson_ who wrote that first story about #PostOfficeScandal and @Karlfl who subsequently picked up the story and has written over 300 stories about it in the 13 years since #mrBatesvsPostOffice

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@bryanglick

4 months

It really is quite remarkable how the Post Office always manages to do exactly the wrong thing in almost every situation... #PostOfficeScandal

Dan Neidle

@DanNeidle

4 months

The Post Office's top priority is covering-up its mistakes. Thread on what happened when we identified that the Post Office's compensation payments to thousands of postmasters were a tax disaster.

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7 months

And here is the online version of the original 2009 story in @ComputerWeekly that was featured in #MrBatesvsPostOffice - the first time the #PostOfficeScandal was revealed...

Bankruptcy, prosecution and disrupted livelihoods - Postmasters tel...

www.computerweekly.com

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@bryanglick

7 months

My shiny forehead on @BBCBreakfast earlier (with added bananas) talking about #PostOfficeScandal #PostOfficeInquiry

BBC Breakfast

@BBCBreakfast

7 months

Senior executives from Fujitsu will face questions from MPs over the IT system which led to hundreds of sub postmasters being wrongly convicted of theft and false accounting. Bryan Glick is from Computer Weekly which first exposed the Post Office scandal

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@bryanglick

7 months

This is an outstanding thread that explains why it's not as simple as "there's a compensation scheme" for #PostOfficeScandal victims - the Post Office needs to be removed entirely from the process and replaced by an independent body:

Dan Neidle

@DanNeidle

7 months

The Post Office's compensation scheme is designed to minimise payouts. One postmaster received £15.75. That isn't a typo. I count nine ways the Post Office's HSS compensation scheme is rigged:

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@bryanglick

7 months

This - and for anyone who's been following the #PostOfficeInquiry we already know many of the names...

nazir afzal

@nazirafzal

7 months

To police investigating Post Office & Fujitsu for unjust prosecutions of postmasters Anybody who gave evidence that the horizon system was working - when they knew it wasn’t - is, on the face of it guilty of perjury Anybody that covered it all up, perverted the course of justice

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2 months

Once again, @ukaop Journalist of the Year, the one and only @Karlfl @ComputerWeekly !

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@bryanglick

1 month

...Enjoys technical work but would enjoy the job a lot more if only he could get on with it without interruptions from elsewhere in the business. Note how Jenkins' response to requests for input was to ask for a charge code for his time sheet - classic 'please go away'... (2/5)

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@bryanglick

3 years

I'm seeing a lot of people blaming the scandal on the computer system. Let's be clear - Horizon was flawed and bug-ridden, but it did not cause the scandal. Post Office prosecuted victims knowing the IT was flawed. This was a very human failure

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@bryanglick

5 months

How about a single question, asked at every PMQs from now on: "Have the subpostmasters all been paid yet? #PostOfficeScandal

Tom Witherow

@TomWitherow

5 months

Two questions at PMQs on the Post Office - first from Kevan Jones. Sunak declines to give Nick Read, the CEO, his backing until the barrister-led investigation into him (following on from 80-page whistleblowing complaint from former HR director) is complete:

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7 months

Lots of shock and horror at today's #PostOfficeInquiry hearings - but, as @Karlfl said to me - this is barely 5 out of 10 on the #PostOfficeScandal Revelations Richter Scale compared to the previous two years of the public inquiry...

BBC Politics

@BBCPolitics

7 months

Former Post Office investigator Stephen Bradshaw says he heard reports of problems with Horizon software, but wasn't "technically minded" Live Post Office inquiry coverage ⬇️

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1 month

No doubt that Keir Starmer has an enormous in-tray to go through - I'm working on a piece about tech priorities with that perspective. But if he wants an easy, quick win, one thing I'd urge him to do is pay #PostOfficeScandal victims redress asap - would be a hugely popular move

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3 months

Former Post Office CIO Lesley Sewell told #PostOfficeInquiry that "I would never say there are no bugs in any system, because you do have faults in computer systems and it’s important how you deal with them.” Absolutely 100% spot on. If only the rest of them had listened to her

ComputerWeekly

@ComputerWeekly

3 months

Post Office IT boss failed to raise concern over false Horizon statements

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He's an expert in his field, so if people he interacts with are not equally expert in their field (eg lawyers) then that's their problem, not his. IT issues, in the view of the grumpy techy, are nearly always user error. RTFM - read the f***ing manual... (4/5)

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@bryanglick

7 months

Why did it take so long for all the newspaper columnists to write their Why Did It Take So Long? pieces about #PostOfficeScandal ?

Guardian Opinion

@guardianopinion

7 months

A TV drama is finally triggering action for Post Office victims. Why did it take so long? | Gaby Hinsliff

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2 years

Honestly, I cannot tell you how delighted and proud I am to see @Karlfl recognised for his incredible dedication and hard work in exposing the truth about #PostOfficeScandal - 12 years of investigative journalism to expose perhaps the most important tech story of the decade

AOP

@ukaop

2 years

On to Journalist of the Year, where the #AOPAwards22 jury were amazed by @Karlfl @ComputerWeekly ’s astonishing determination and resilience in breaking the Post Office scandal story and for seeking justice for a great wrongdoing.

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...Generally believes the IT he's responsible for is basically fine, but you know how it is - software always has a few bugs but they're rarely big ones and the help desk will sort that out... (3/5)

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@bryanglick

5 months

Over 2000 Post Office branches had Horizon shortfalls in December 2023 - 314 were over £10k. How many would be facing prosecutions now, were it not for the #PostOfficeScandal ? Interestingly - given how many have asked the question historically - 344 branches were in surplus.

Karl Flinders

@Karlfl

5 months

Current subpostmaster account shortfalls reveal extent of Post Office’s pre-2019 neglect #PostOfficeScandal #PostOfficeInquiry #MrBatesvsThePostOffice

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@bryanglick

5 months

Extraordinary testimony from subpostmasters Alan Bates, Tony Downey and Tim Brentnall at @CommonsBTC - detailing their ongoing frustrations with Post Office and compensation progress. Listen to them, not to pointless spats between politicians and PO execs #PostOfficeScandal

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@bryanglick

2 years

Ladies and gentlemen, I give you Karl Flinders @Karlfl - #AOPawards journalist of the year...

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@bryanglick

3 months

This is further evidence that the Post Office are either incredibly dumb or appallingly malevolent - surely someone there must have thought to settle Alan Bates' redress claim as a priority, knowing the negative impression given by constantly offering inadequate compensation

David Tech

@David0Sm

3 months

Alan Bates rejects SECOND offer of Post Office Scandal compensation after branding the original offer ‘cruel’ and ‘derisory’ #PostOfficeScandal #PostOfficeInquiry #MrBatesVsThePostOffice

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@bryanglick

3 months

Welcome to Fenny Compton village hall, spiritual home of #PostOfficeScandal victims, where @SkyNews is hosting a Paula Vennells Party (my description, not theirs!) for some of those victims to watch the former CEO finally face the public at the #PostOfficeInquiry

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@bryanglick

7 months

@NevCannon @ComputerWeekly @nickwallis They've never given a substantive response to any story - they defer to PO, are "supportive of the inquiry", or have no comment

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@bryanglick

7 years

@Mailonlinepics No, sorry - permission NOT given to use it

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3 years

A very warm welcome and thank you to @RevRichardColes for his debut writing for @ComputerWeekly - with his personal perspective on the human side of the #PostOfficeScandal "Why the Post Office Horizon scandal kept me awake at night"

Why the Post Office Horizon scandal kept me awake at night | Comput...

Rev Richard Coles tells Computer Weekly why there needs to be a statutory public inquiry into the Post Office Horizon scandal.

www.computerweekly.com

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@bryanglick

3 years

Why haven’t we paid as much attention to the Post Office scandal as we have to Boris Johnson’s flat, writes @cathynewman - a question we've been asking at @ComputerWeekly for many years (and thanks, Cathy, for the mention...)

The real scandal here is the Post Office – not Boris Johnson’s flat | Cathy Newman

It’s not that we care too much about allegations of sleaze concerning the prime minister. It’s that over the years we appear to have cared too little about allegations which wrecked hundreds of...

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2 months

Very proud to see @Karlfl win Health, science and technology writer of the year at @bsmeinfo awards!

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3 years

Well, this is rather enjoyable - thank you Ian Hislop and @haveigotnews

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3 months

There have been some shocking and remarkable stories from the #PostOfficeInquiry - but for us at @ComputerWeekly this is perhaps the most bizarre...

Post Office considered asking Computer Weekly to review Horizon IT ...

Post Office directors considered whether Computer Weekly could carry out an independent review of the investigation into its controversial Horizon system.

www.computerweekly.com

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@bryanglick

1 year

Wow - what this says about the executive culture at the Post Office. More focused on their bonus than giving fair compensation and justice to the Horizon victims? #PostOfficeScandal

Nick Wallis

@nickwallis

1 year

Holy sh*t. The Post Office applied a senior executive bonus metric about its work on the Post Office Inquiry (without informing the inquiry). Then it used false information to say it had achieved the metric and awarded the executive bonuses, whilst implying...

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It's team @ComputerWeekly at the British Journalism Awards!

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There are many heroes among the victims of the #PostOfficeScandal but the hero of those heroes is Alan Bates. When the Post Office sacked him in 2003, he could have stuck two fingers up to them and got on with his life. Instead, he saw that something was very wrong...

Pride of Britain

@PrideOfBritain

10 months

Justice was served thanks to Alan Bates 🧑‍⚖️ And this is what Judge Rinder had to say about it... 💭 Don't forget to watch Alan receive his Pride of Britain Award for campaigning for justice for those impacted by the Post Office scandal. 💜 @DailyMirror @TSB #prideofbritain

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In case you're confused, last week @cabinetofficeuk launched the new government digital strategy. Today, @DCMS has announced the government's new digital strategy. Hope that clears everything up...

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Unhappy subpostmasters, after our story yesterday revealing huge problems with Post Office Horizon replacement project - PO CEO Nick Read apparently told them on Wednesday that the project was going well!

Post Office Horizon replacement project labelled 'unachievable' as ...

The plan to develop a replacement for Horizon and remove its supplier, Fujitsu, is running late, is lacking quality, and is over budget, according to auditors sent in on behalf of the Department fo...

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Mark Harrison

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Paula Vennells famously told MPs she wanted to protect the reputation of the Post Office - that went well. What she missed is that people like Sean (see 🧵) ARE the Post Office, not her or execs or HQ. Doesn't look like her successors have learned that either...

Sean Hudson

@staticsean

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Serving postmaster with an Easter message from the frontline. Long 🧵…please read. YOUR Post Office Branch continued existence depends on it.. @nickwallis @bryanglick @Karlfl @stugoo17 @CWU_Huw @voiceofthePM @liambyrnemp @KateOsborneMP

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"There are few, if any, criminal appeal judgments as damning as today’s appeal judgment on the post office cases." Completely in agreement with this legal perspective on #PostOfficeScandal from the great @davidallengreen -

The Post Office case is damning, but do not blame ‘computer error’ – it is very much the fault of...

23rd April 2021 There are few, if any, criminal appeal judgments as damning as today’s appeal judgment on the post office cases. This is an appeal judgment that will (or should) sound through…

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4 months

Another jaw-dropping session at #PostOfficeInquiry - yet another exec with no idea what was happening. PO corporate culture broken for decades. Incredible that 1st time MD heard of IT issues was the original @computerweekly story in 2009 - read it here:

Bankruptcy, prosecution and disrupted livelihoods - Postmasters tel...

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Bryan Glick

@bryanglick

5 years

UK could and should have a full-fibre infrastructure already. Ironically, it was Tory ideology in the 1980s that stopped BT laying fibre over fears it would kill competition post-privatisation. BT sweated its copper assets for the benefit of shareholders instead /2

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6 years

RT @ComputerWeekly : We received over 200 nominations for the most influential women in UK technology 2018 - here's the full list of all these amazing female role models: #womenintech #CWwit50

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2 years

Well done @BBCPanorama - outstanding presentation of the lies and the cover-ups of the #PostOfficeScandal Watch this - I defy anybody not to be angry after seeing it...

BBC Panorama

@BBCPanorama

2 years

The Post Office Scandal is airing now on @BBCOne and on @BBCiPlayer Tune in and let us know your thoughts about the programme using #BBCPanorama or by replying to this tweet

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7 months

Another one to add to the "where have you been?" file for government...

El Shaikh

@ElCShaikh

7 months

The power of drama to shame politicians into action; two months ago Kevin Hollinrake was refusing point blank to instigate the mass exoneration of Post Office convictions:

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If your gob has not been smacked enough by the #PostOfficeScandal already, then prepare your chops for a beating. Monday: PO general counsel grilled on why PO document disclosure has been so bad Tuesday: see below - more proof of PO withholding evidence from victims (1/2)

ComputerWeekly

@ComputerWeekly

1 year

Public inquiry hears how Post Office security withheld evidence from people it suspected of theft

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2 months

Today we can reveal that Fujitsu is set to received a further £180m deal to support Horizon for another five years: (2/5)

Fujitsu set for further £180m deal as Post Office Horizon replaceme...

The existing contract with Fujitsu to run Horizon is due to conclude in March 2025, and the aim was to have a replacement system, called New Branch IT (NBIT), in place by that time. However, delays...

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Bryan Glick

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6 months

No, it's not the dream #HIGNFY line-up - but if you're interested in the journalism behind exposing the #PostOfficeScandal , join me at this @bsmeinfo event next month. Full details here:

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6 years

I'm increasingly disappointed and disturbed by the number of tech PR firms emailing to ask, in so many words, how much will it cost for us to post editorial content on your site? I can only assume this is because some other sites increasingly let them do so. PRs - don't ask us.

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4 years

If anyone wants a case study in why tech suppliers love proprietary technology, this is it - VME was ICL's proprietary mainframe operating system, first installed by HMRC nearly 40 years ago, and still it's racking up another £168m for Fujitsu...

ComputerWeekly

@ComputerWeekly

4 years

HMRC signs five-year £169m contract with Fujitsu for VME platform - supplier will host 13 HMRC applications on its legacy environment under two different contracts:

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So, the British Journalism Awards prize for technology journalism went to Carol Cadwalldr of the Observer, to whom congratulations. And not a surprise. But I'm so proud of my @ComputerWeekly team for being shortlisted against hugely better funded national papers... 1/2

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2 months

Gov auditors say "There are major issues which, at this stage, do not appear to be manageable or resolvable entirely within PO" (5/5) #PostOfficeInquiry Full story here:

Post Office Horizon replacement project labelled 'unachievable' as ...

The plan to develop a replacement for Horizon and remove its supplier, Fujitsu, is running late, is lacking quality, and is over budget, according to auditors sent in on behalf of the Department fo...

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Bryan Glick

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9 months

I mean, seriously, read this thread and see yet another example of why all the #postofficescandal convictions need to be summarily overturned - how can any of the convictions be considered safe when the Post Office behaviour throughout was so egregious?

El Shaikh

@ElCShaikh

9 months

1/22 When in September 2005 auditors discovered an alleged £52,864 shortfall in the branch account at Rainham Road Post Office, Sub-Postmistress Teju Adedayo fabricated a story to explain what had happened to the ‘missing’ money.

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7 months

We now know that Post Office culture when Horizon came in was widespread distrust towards SPMs, convinced that many were fiddling the books. When Horizon flagged up apparent losses, it was confirmation bias - PO investigators thought "at last, we've caught the thieving bastards"

Tom Sutcliffe

@tds153

7 months

The question I have about the Post Office scandal is that no one seems to have said “This is VERY odd. There seems to have been an explosion of fraud. Among previously unimpeachable postmasters”. Didn’t the statistics alone howl at them that something was wrong?

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PR is getting really weird - just received this 1st line on an email pitch: "I’ve been really impressed about your articles Top 10 CIO interviews of 2017 on technology, and feel that you would be interested in writing about Bone Conduction Technology"

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@bryanglick

3 years

Today is all about the subpostmasters in the #PostOfficeScandal who will have their convictions quashed in the biggest miscarriage of justice in British legal history...

Richard Coles

@RevRichardColes

3 years

Best of luck to the 42 sub postmasters awaiting a ruling at the Court of Appeal today. May their nightmare be over, and may the call for a full public inquiry into the appalling scandal of the Post Office’s treatment of them finally be heard #PostOfficeScandal

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This is the Glastonbury line-up of #PostOfficeInquiry witnesses - ministers, lawyers, Simon "the Clarke advice" Clarke, Alan Bates, Angela Van den Bogerd and - the headline act: Paula Vennells. Final act of the disaster movie stuff. Get your cameras and notebooks ready...

Nick Wallis

@nickwallis

6 months

Altman, Aujard, Arbuthnot, Clarke, Swinson, Grabiner, Lyons, Perkins, Van den Bogerd and Vennells lined up for Phases 5 and 6. The fireworks cometh... #PostOfficeScandal #PostOfficeInquiry

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Even after 12 years of Computer Weekly reporting the #PostOfficeScandal it hasn't lost its ability to shock - today's revelations in the Court of Appeal were astonishing...

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@bryanglick

5 years

Thank you to the PRs who just sent out a release, with this title : "WEBSITE SPELLING AND GRAMMER MISTAKES COST UK BUSINESSES MILLIONS IN LOST CUSTOMERS". An apotheosis. Well done.

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And equally proud for Karl and the entire @ComputerWeekly team to be recognised by @bsmeinfo for our campaigning journalism on #PostOfficeScandal

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6 years

If there's one thing we've learned from all these 'so near and yet so far' tournaments for England it's this: we always lose on ITV. Ban them from ever covering England again

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5 years

Very happy to see Computer Weekly's Facebook investigation shortlisted in the British Journalism Awards...

Press Gazette

@pressgazette

5 years

Finalists revealed for the British Journalism Awards 2019, sponsored by @Uber #BJA2019

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3 years

We have waited 12 years to write this story:

Post Office scandal victims have criminal convictions overturned in...

Subpostmasters have their criminal convictions overturned after a judge rules that the Post Office prosecuted them without investigating computer errors.

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@bryanglick

8 months

My take on the latest (and ongoing) revelations from the Post Office inquiry... #PostOfficeScandal - When culture ate the law for breakfast:

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I doubt this is anything to do with possible compensation payments - more likely because the UK business appears like it may be in free fall:

Fujitsu to cut UK jobs as Post Office scandal fallout hits sales | ...

Fujitsu’s role in the Post Office Horizon IT scandal is beginning to hurt its UK business, with job cuts announced.

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Varchasanraj V Patel

@VarchasPatel

3 months

Fujitsu sets aside £200m as calls mount for Post Office scandal payout #PostOfficeScandal

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6 months

"Reaching payment settlements" is a long, long way from, say, "speedily paying fair compensation without causing additional pain and stress to the victims" #PostOfficeScandal

Department for Business and Trade

@biztradegovuk

6 months

🚨 Fact Check 🚨 The Government made clear to the Chair of the Post Office that reaching payment settlements with victims of the Horizon scandal was a priority when he took the role. Claims to the contrary are simply not true. Read the full letter below 👇

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This article by @Karlfl is a fantastic summary of the long charge sheet against the Post Office (and the government), the many reasons why a full statutory inquiry is required, and the outstanding questions that need to be answered: #PostOfficeScandal

Post Office dishonesty in Horizon scandal is reason enough for stat...

Subpostmasters, MPs and the public call for a full statutory judge-led public inquiry into the Post Office Horizon scandal, following another damning court judgment.

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7 years

GDS is ‘sidelined’ and government as a platform ‘is dead’, says Francis Maude:

GDS is ‘sidelined’ and government as a platform ‘is dead’, says Fra...

The Government Digital Service (GDS) is “becoming sidelined” and its government-as-a-platform (GaaP) programme is “dead”, according to former Cabinet Office minister Francis Maude, who set up GDS i...

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