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

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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

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.

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?)

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.

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

I love the Welsh fella 😂

@DanielGault

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

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

Talks to her engineer husband?

Yup!

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

"Bear with me, I'm Mother Theresa"

I'd say her engineer husband reprogrammed her tbh.

Boak at the self-sainting.

Not the memory, obviously.

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

Not sure that this is true - look at the behaviour of the privatised water companies - polluting rivers and seas with no consequences to the Directors.

@DanielGault

No doubt. Every break time. Makes sure she's free of "bugs"

Two things can be true at once.

In speaking about public funded organisations, does not mean the same doesn't happen in private.

We were talking about public funded organisations here.

He seems to only manage patches right now.

She has decided to adopt a fake, kind vicar dealing with a difficult parishioner persona today.

LOL at "Mr Henry cured himself of it" from the Chair about counsel interrupting Vennells.

Funnily enough Lunde in some ways she reminds me of Tony Blair at his most sanctimonious.

He is rattling through the details.

Imelda Staunton to play her in the film - she can base her performance on Dolores Umbridge.

He tends to do this to build the story before he delves deeper

I think this new guy is doing really well, weaving all the facts together. She is on much shakier ground.

Bang, bang, bang. Stitched up like a kipper

If wishes were dreams

she did not understand