Post Office Inquiry: Alan Bates delivers brutal assessment of bosses

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Published 2024-04-09
Today was the moment for the real Alan Bates to stand up, as he was sworn in at the Horizon inquiry, delivering a brutal assessment of the Post Office bosses who hounded him and his colleagues, then tried to cover it up.

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But perhaps the most damning thing to come out of today - the accusation from the inquiry's chair that even now the Post Office seems to be attempting to obstruct the entire process.

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All Comments (21)
  • Alan Bates remains so calm and polite after 23 years of hassle. A brilliant example of how to deal with cheats and liars. Hopefully he will be successful.
  • Why not put Alan Bates in charge of the Post Office? He surely has p,entry of experience, if only there were more like him. A true Hero for ordinary people.
  • @fatbelly27
    How incompetent do you have to be to leave a paper trail about not leaving a paper trail?
  • @quietowl1246
    A total F ing disgrace. The responsible people including Vennels are the ones that should be serving decades in prison. I have no respect for the justice system if we don’t see justice for these postmasters. Absolutely horrific.
  • @gorgu08
    They really shat the bed when they decided to prosecute such a well educated, confident, articulate, determined and energetic human as Alan Bates, give him a massive payout and either put him in the post office or in the Lords where he can specialise in miscarriages of justice
  • @jonb3311
    Don't forget Fujitsu have been as guilty as the PO during the whole of this conspiracy.
  • @alexmac513
    I don't understand why the police haven't kicked the doors down and taken the documents they need. Then arrested the Post Office people that did this. People in the Post Office need to spend a time behind bars for this. If I as an individual did this I'd go to prison, I couldn't complain. Its undermining the police and the justice system if they don't go to prison.
  • @jbenn43457
    Suspend the bosses pay until the documents are released.
  • @nathanio103
    Alan Bates is absolutely formidable! Such an incredible public speaker, so honest and genuine!
  • @dixie5929
    Alan Bates is an absolute hero Davey is a Sir when it should be Sir Alan Bates for over 20 years of heroic determination
  • @andrewh2u
    We need to see Post Office executives and their lying lawyers and investigators serving jail time for this and heavy compensation for their victims and the families of lost victims.
  • @MyTv-
    The Post Office needs to be put into administration. To get to the root of it.
  • Ed Davey has a Knighthood (as did Paula Vennels) and Alan Bates doesn't. That should tell you everything you need to know about the British Establishment.
  • @Haberdashery22
    Alan Bates is a hero for the truth and for seeking justice as he has. He should be knighted at the very least.
  • @neilhobson3624
    It’s utterly atrocious what the Post Office has done , and is still is doing.
  • @TheDMG45
    What makes me so angry about this is not just that it happened, its that no expense was spared when they were going after the sub-postmasters - the "justice" system happily threw hundreds of people in jail on incredibly flimsy cases. But then now when the shoe is on the other foot, it doesn't look like anyone is going to be held accountable at all except perhaps a few token resignations.
  • @gtek8021
    Post Office ltd was able to be Judge, Jury and Executioner. Paula Vennells and all of the senior Executives, Post Office, Fujitsu and Ministers in the know HAVE TO GO TO PRISON for the damage done to innocent peoples lives and the lives that are sadly lost. How does Paula Vennells sleep at night! This is a perfect example that "POWER CORRUPTS AND ABSOLUTE POWER CORRUPTS ABSOLUTELY"