Heads should roll at The Post Office
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Vennells falling on her sword?
This on the BBC this evening,
Post office scandal: Ex-boss quits director role after convictions quashed - BBC News
Update,
Vennells is history at Morrisons as as well,
Post office scandal: Ex-boss quits director jobs after scandal - BBC News
This on the BBC this evening,
Post office scandal: Ex-boss quits director role after convictions quashed - BBC News
Update,
Vennells is history at Morrisons as as well,
Post office scandal: Ex-boss quits director jobs after scandal - BBC News
Last edited by Thaihawk; 26th Apr 2021 at 08:44.
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If anything she should be prosecuted for her role in this scandal, as should others.
Being this is Britain, no doubt the establishment will close ranks. Remember, any compensation paid out is likely to be from the taxpayer, those responsible will not lose a penny personally.
Being this is Britain, no doubt the establishment will close ranks. Remember, any compensation paid out is likely to be from the taxpayer, those responsible will not lose a penny personally.
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OK, it's a long read, and the font is a bit small....but.....as ever with the "Eye ", makes for compelling reading....also suggests she was far from alone...
justice-lost-in-the-post.pdf (private-eye.co.uk)
justice-lost-in-the-post.pdf (private-eye.co.uk)
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Well it does say,
`Obstructor-in-chief was Paula Vennells CBE, Post Office chief executive`
There will be an absolute flood of litigation...what damages does pushing someone to suicide warrant?
At least her life will now be turned upside down as she gets drawn into the defence legal process and years of it at that.
Jeez, the never ending collision between the British class structure and competent management.
`Obstructor-in-chief was Paula Vennells CBE, Post Office chief executive`
There will be an absolute flood of litigation...what damages does pushing someone to suicide warrant?
At least her life will now be turned upside down as she gets drawn into the defence legal process and years of it at that.
Jeez, the never ending collision between the British class structure and competent management.
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What does make sense though, is that faced with a problem; the logic and means available to Post Office managers and executives would be to deal with the individual and not the problem; every time, even though they must have and did know that something was terribly wrong. And to continue then to make those near-at-hand decisions over and over, defensively, until they were in so deep that they had to try and crush it legally,
Thank goodness that the truth has come out and I hope there is a great big legal stick to thwack about the ahead of the complete shits at the PO, past and present.
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https://www.private-eye.co.uk/rss/it...ge_94_ep49.mp3
Obviously I only saw a couple of relatively small corners of a huge organisation but I found Royal Mail Group to be one of the more enjoyable clients to work with.
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Surely crimes have been committed, as detailed in that Private Eye case history.
I do not know who pursues crimes such as this, aren't the City of London police supposed to follow up on Financial crime?
That ex-CEO should be put in prison, along with some of her colleagues.
I do not know who pursues crimes such as this, aren't the City of London police supposed to follow up on Financial crime?
That ex-CEO should be put in prison, along with some of her colleagues.
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Desperately sad reading, but not at all unique or unexpected. I'm reminded of why I left Britain, finally and for good, 20 years ago. A divided, class-ridden and corrupt society; it will never succeed. I took the Eye for many years, but gave up in the end; it was too depressing. Week after week, from local counsellor to prime minister, not just lying and corrupt but screwing peoples' lives out of sight, killing decent and honest people - and always getting away with it. What is wrong with the British people, that there hasn't been a bloody revolution? TV and circuses?
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Desperately sad reading, but not at all unique or unexpected. I'm reminded of why I left Britain, finally and for good, 20 years ago. A divided, class-ridden and corrupt society; it will never succeed. I took the Eye for many years, but gave up in the end; it was too depressing. Week after week, from local counsellor to prime minister, not just lying and corrupt but screwing peoples' lives out of sight, killing decent and honest people - and always getting away with it. What is wrong with the British people, that there hasn't been a bloody revolution? TV and circuses?
I'm quite glad you've gone...
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As a simple veracity check:-
Who is running the country and what are their backgrounds?
Who were the senior managers at the PO and what is/was their background?
Who are the obscenely remunerated heads of many of the UK’s top companies and what are their backgrounds?
Meritocracy UK PLC? Nah. Social mobility has been on the wane since the 80’s in the UK. But that is only just starting to be recognized. If you are a boomer, maybe you have enjoyed a different period of UK social change.
And as the great Michael Young argued; a true meritocracy may produce a very ugly society.
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Are you under the illusion that Britain has become more meritocratic? I appreciate that that is the prevailing narrative we are sold and told is a good thing; but it isn’t borne out by social research.
As a simple veracity check:-
Who is running the country and what are their backgrounds?
Who were the senior managers at the PO and what is/was their background?
Who are the obscenely remunerated heads of many of the UK’s top companies and what are their backgrounds?
Meritocracy UK PLC? Nah. Social mobility has been on the wane since the 80’s in the UK. But that is only just starting to be recognized. If you are a boomer, maybe you have enjoyed a different period of UK social change.
And as the great Michael Young argued; a true meritocracy may produce a very ugly society.
As a simple veracity check:-
Who is running the country and what are their backgrounds?
Who were the senior managers at the PO and what is/was their background?
Who are the obscenely remunerated heads of many of the UK’s top companies and what are their backgrounds?
Meritocracy UK PLC? Nah. Social mobility has been on the wane since the 80’s in the UK. But that is only just starting to be recognized. If you are a boomer, maybe you have enjoyed a different period of UK social change.
And as the great Michael Young argued; a true meritocracy may produce a very ugly society.
‘Real thuggery’: Cornwall boats vandalised amid ‘incomer’ tensions | Cornwall | The Guardian
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I remember a few years ago that there'd been some aggressive spray-painted vandalism in Newquay to the effect that 'grockles' (holidaymakers) weren't welcome. A strange attitude, seeing as tourism plays a large part (excluding pandemics) in keeping the local economy. buoyant.

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Surely crimes have been committed, as detailed in that Private Eye case history.
I do not know who pursues crimes such as this, aren't the City of London police supposed to follow up on Financial crime?
That ex-CEO should be put in prison, along with some of her colleagues.
I do not know who pursues crimes such as this, aren't the City of London police supposed to follow up on Financial crime?
That ex-CEO should be put in prison, along with some of her colleagues.
This injustice would be national investigation, covering all the UK. City of London do investigate financial crime, however it could be the Met with larger resources, as it is more to do with the process of the investigations, legal decisions, and evidence etc. Unfortunately the PO had its own authority to prosecute, other than through the CPS.
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Like the UK needs lectures in anti-totalitarian, anti-corruption and accountability from an ex-pat Russophile 🙄
Perhaps you could send someone to leave a present on her doorknob. Oh, the Russian way.