Alg's analogy works fine. You do have a point though. Part of the problem was that the PO expected to find fraud so wasn't surprised when Horizon suggested it. Your example comes under stra… (View Post)

Yes, it's a great piece by Cyclefree, and she's to be congratulated for starting a thread that absorbed so many of the best minds on here and remained largely on topic. I have to go now. Li… (View Post)

Horizon produced no such thing. It simply came up with a figure and said that's how much money you should have in the safe, and if you have less, you are a thief. It was not possible to interrog… (View Post)

That's a good question. I've asked myself what I would have done if I had been one of these Subpostmasters and been confronted with an accusation I knew to be untrue. I have enough bookkeep… (View Post)

I think you touch on the one point where the defenders of the Subpostmaster were weak. I would have shown my figures to the PO and said 'OK, that's what I make it and you can see the trail.… (View Post)