The trouble is, Fairlie, that few of us are as well informed on these matters as Cicero. He has posted here for many years and is known as a fair-minded and independent commentator. We are lucky to h… (View Post)

This may well be something positive that comes out of the Post Office scandal. Private Prosecutions may come to be subject to outside review and scrutiny. Anyone with any common sense would have quic… (View Post)

Yes, I kind of knew that, Yokes. But just how much control does Putin have over them? If they wanted him out, for example, would they have much of a problem? Frankly I think Putin has screwed up. War… (View Post)

Spot on. Assets are difficult to hide. Unexplained wealth attracts attention. Yet none of the alleged fraudsters displayed any of the tell-tale signs that an experienced and capable investigator woul… (View Post)

It is no doubt a systems failure, quite likely more than one system. For example, there was no external body able to hold the Post Office to account. That's a systems failure. There is no extern… (View Post)