Paula Vennells was done the other week, the Post Office Inquiry is now questioning associates and others - thread 3

[nauticant]

A continuation of this thread:

https://www.mumsnet.com/talk/am_i_being_unreasonable/5081592-paula-vennels-being-questioned-at-the-post-office-inquiry-followed-by-others-thread-2

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

Dr Kay Linnell:

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=V2nyU9hryC4

Make sure you also watch Graham Ward Quebeccles:

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=qIa3mn9dQyI

Relatively short, but very illustrative.

Many thanks, nauticant, no idea why I couldn’t find it, when I did find (and watch) Graham Ward. Aghast at that.

Nicking stuff from Nick Wallis' update emails:

Kay [Linnell] is now part of Second Sight with Ron and Ian and still works to support Sir Alan's efforts to get compensation for the 555 claimants in Bates v Post Office.

Even with that she didn't hold back from criticising Second Sight.

Ahh, it is true (scroll down):

https://www.secondsightinvestigations.com/biographies

It's a Beer-free day. Julian Blake for the Inquiry.

I know clothes do mot matter, only words and actions.

But, does he not have a more appropriate shirt?
I don't know. Just something g a bit more respectful.

Straight in to evidence Thomson has given undermining subpostmasters and throwing them to the wolves. His general demeanor is unapologetic.

Closed Caption (for subtitles) tech loves Mr Blake's crisp diction - they are actually making sense!

I'm sorry, I'm I hearing this right......is he still of the belief the Horizin system was not at fault and the SPMR are criminals?

You have got to be fuckimg kidding me!

Yes. Thomson has been resolute in throwing subpostmasters to the wolves and has been unwavering in that.

May I swear? Because this is f*cking hell territory.

Ohhhh, I think we will be doing a lot of swearing today @AutumnCrow

I wasn't sure if I'd watch today ... but I'm definitely in

Another example of someone who was an implacable enemy of subpostmasters who would not toe the line. And this person was supposed to have been one of their strongest allies.

I wonder if Mr Blake can use GT's strident belief in Horizon to tease out of him why he really thinks that - i.e. who at the PO was telling him? Was it Vennells? Other players?

He is going to get slaughtered by the core participant lawyers, Mr Stein, Mr Maloney, Ms Page, Mr Henry.

This is goingbto be awful, its going to be like watching a car crash.

I can't believe what I'm hearing!

Is he from a different planet?

No one else, whether from Post Office, or even Fujitsu, has given such a full-throated endorsement of Horizon. He's 5 years behind the slowest of the laggards and it's clear he will never change his mind.

I’ve just paused Kay Linnell to watch live.

Oh dear, oh dear, oh dear.

'With friends like these….' Etc.

He's off his rocker

He’s not aware of the previous history of Horizon as a dud at the DWP?

He reminds me of the most hard-line of the militant union leaders from the 1970s.

OMG Shut the F up man!