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Paula Vennels being questioned at the Post Office Inquiry, followed by others - thread 2

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nauticant · 24/05/2024 09:29

A continuation of the discussion started by@Sausagenbaconhere:

https://www.mumsnet.com/talk/am_i_being_unreasonable/5080262-to-enjoy-hearing-paula-vennels-being-taken-apart

Paula Vennells' 3 days of evidence ends today but there are more hearings coming up and we can discuss those too.

When the hearings are going on, live-streaming can be found here:

https://www.youtube.com/@postofficehorizonitinquiry947/featured

All of the previous hearings can be found here:

https://www.youtube.com/@postofficehorizonitinquiry947/videos

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EggcornAcorn · 24/05/2024 11:18

Boak at the self-sainting.

DanielGault · 24/05/2024 11:18

Quirkyme · 24/05/2024 11:17

Do you think she has biscuits and tea on her break? Lol

Talks to her engineer husband?

I'd say her engineer husband reprogrammed her tbh.

Quirkyme · 24/05/2024 11:18

"I spent hundreds of days meeting with staff, caring about being postmasters...."

"Bear with me, I'm Mother Theresa"

DanielGault · 24/05/2024 11:17

Quirkyme · 24/05/2024 11:17

@DanielGault

Yeah it's always in the public funded organisations. Absolutely littered with corruption and rot.

Yup!

Quirkyme · 24/05/2024 11:17

Do you think she has biscuits and tea on her break? Lol

Talks to her engineer husband?

Quirkyme · 24/05/2024 11:17

@DanielGault

Yeah it's always in the public funded organisations. Absolutely littered with corruption and rot.

DanielGault · 24/05/2024 11:17

I love the Welsh fella 😂

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nauticant · 24/05/2024 11:15

Mr Stein now. I'm expecting something more laid back where the traps are more hidden away in the undergrowth of the questions.

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DanielGault · 24/05/2024 11:11

Quirkyme · 24/05/2024 11:06

@DanielGault

Honestly, many people from middle management up are above caring. Like they just think they won't be caught, and/or no one will challenge them.

Many of these same people lack sense too, clearly

I was a middle manager for a short time 😂 there was a lot of arse covering (public funded org, appreciate it's not like that everywhere). The arse covering replaced common sense. It was not beneficial.

grumpygrape · 24/05/2024 11:11

littlbrowndog · 24/05/2024 10:10

I can’t recall that damming email

Newly on here. Did anyone else notice yesterday when JB asked about a question in a meeting and she said she didn't remember that question being asked. JB then moved on to something else briefly but then asked her what her response to the question had been and she suddenly had word perfect memory of her answer (to a question she'd just denied remembering being asked. Duh?)

Nomdaplums · 24/05/2024 11:10

Sceptic1234 · 24/05/2024 11:06

Remember ... this is an enquiry. All these lawyers want to do is establish that there is evidence of criminal conduct. This evidence can then be used to support a case for prosecution.

Disappointing not to see people publically shamed, but this is not the aim.

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That's what I make of it too (not that I know anything about the legal system). But inquiry sounds different aim to prosecution. I just hope they get all they need to plough ahead with that in the near future.

PerkingFaintly · 24/05/2024 11:08

for us all at the break.

Quirkyme · 24/05/2024 11:06

@DanielGault

Honestly, many people from middle management up are above caring. Like they just think they won't be caught, and/or no one will challenge them.

Many of these same people lack sense too, clearly

Puzzledandpissedoff · 24/05/2024 11:06

littlbrowndog · 24/05/2024 10:14

No memory at all about anything

As I said yesterday it's really the only argument she has left - and is doubtless being claimed on her legal team's advice

Sceptic1234 · 24/05/2024 11:06

WatchOutMissMarpleIsAbout · 24/05/2024 11:01

He didn’t crucify her enough imo.

Remember ... this is an enquiry. All these lawyers want to do is establish that there is evidence of criminal conduct. This evidence can then be used to support a case for prosecution.

Disappointing not to see people publically shamed, but this is not the aim.

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nauticant · 24/05/2024 11:05

I assumed it was just someone looking for a fight but I'm not interested in that.

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EggcornAcorn · 24/05/2024 11:04

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I adore how you all ignored the scolding 😁

DanielGault · 24/05/2024 11:03

Quirkyme · 24/05/2024 10:59

Really? I find it interesting when people say this. You must work in workplaces where people are very nice and don't behave in callous ways, or they are just smart enough not to put it in writing.

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Post GDPR, it became really necessary to put virtually nothing in writing. But tbh, even pre GDPR, if I was hatching a dastardly plan, I wouldn't have done it on the company email. You always knew they had access and were potentially looking. Maybe I'm just a bit paranoid though?

EggcornAcorn · 24/05/2024 11:02

yy 'learned junior', a nice touch.

Quirkyme · 24/05/2024 11:02

WatchOutMissMarpleIsAbout · 24/05/2024 11:01

He didn’t crucify her enough imo.

I don't imagine he's very happy with having been interrupted and warned a few times and then not getting to end properly

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nauticant · 24/05/2024 11:01

If I've got that right Mr Henry thanked his "learned junior" who I believe is Flora Page: https://www.23es.com/barrister/flora-page/. She does lively questioning too.

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WatchOutMissMarpleIsAbout · 24/05/2024 11:01

He didn’t crucify her enough imo.

Quirkyme · 24/05/2024 10:59

DanielGault · 24/05/2024 10:58

I really cannot get over how much of this shit they put in writing 🙄

Really? I find it interesting when people say this. You must work in workplaces where people are very nice and don't behave in callous ways, or they are just smart enough not to put it in writing.

meimei80 · 24/05/2024 10:59

Here come the weaponised tears.

DanielGault · 24/05/2024 10:58

I really cannot get over how much of this shit they put in writing 🙄

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