Paula Vennell's lawyers preparing her defence.

Yeah , Right.

She is a Christian and was a preacher. She was shortlisted for the job as bishop of London.

Why did she not ask herself just one question - "What would Jesus have done?"

I rest my case.

 

I'm not sure why she isn't complicit making out others didnt keep her informed of what was happening.
Publications on media were the norm. Especially in Private Eye. She should have been asking questions all the time not waiting for updates that I assume didn't arrive at her desk.
Heads must roll and one his hers. In jail terms.
Water board next. Jail terms for gross negligence.

 

I read this morning that the Post Office has spent £130 million on defence lawyers just for the enquiry and that is only up to the end of last year. The total spent on lawyers and investigators for the whole of the Horizon scandal must be astronomical. They could have simply fessed up to it years ago, compensated all the sub-postmasters and we'd all be happy now. Vennels would still be a CBE and a lot of people wouldn't have gone to prison or taken their own lives. You have to sit back and wonder what the **** they were thinking.

 

The were thinking that “the more money we throw at this the less likely the subostmasters will be able to compete and eventually they will give up”. Fortunately for the sake of justice that strategy did not work. Of course the money thrown to lawyers did not belong to Paula Vennells and her cronies, it was our money. We will not get it back.

 

Note that it's £130m of taxpayers money.

 

Paula Vennels joined the company in 2005.
Let's have a reminder. (BTW a lawyer will always represent their client in the best way possible. It doesnt necessarily mean they believe em )

Before the Post Office Horizon scandal, there is no information about how many subpostmasters were accused of stealing funds, but here's some information about the scandal:

• The Post Office Horizon scandal began when discrepancies in the Horizon computer system made it appear as though money was missing at Post Office branch stores.
• The Post Office prosecuted over 700 subpostmasters for theft and false accounting between 1999 and 2015.
• The scandal is often described as the UK's most widespread miscarriage of justice.
• The Post Office had private investigation and prosecution powers, so they didn't need to involve the police.
• Subpostmasters who were wrongly convicted are eligible for a £600,000 settlement, or they can negotiate for more.
• The Government has paid £34.49 million in compensation to people who had convictions overturned.
• The scandal caused job loss, bankruptcy, family breakdown, criminal convictions, prison sentences, and at least four suicides.

 

Like the Waspi women the hope is that before any or a few payments are made most of the plaintiffs will die.
Stop fuel payments and with any luck those old folk will die too.
Old people are draining the resources away from the young. We do not deserve to inhabit the planet any more.
Thank goodness for the new Labour government and its high values and morals.

 

Yes it is.

 

Interestingly her backer for the Bishop of London job was the now disgraced Justin Welby.