Thanks Cicero. From the outset Ms Cyclefree, IanB2 and other early commentators on the scandal here on PB made it clear that *none* of the main Parties come out of it well, whatever the teenage scrib… (View Post)

Well some, like Alan Bates, did refuse to pay up and the PO simply closed him down overnight and sold the business to somebody else. They thereby pocketed the £65,000 he had paid for the business. I … (View Post)

It was certainly a racket. I'm not sure about 'protection', but certainly demanding money with menaces. If the Government is even half serious about putting matters right it would make… (View Post)

You think she was embarrased. I was refereeing a Sunday morning soccer game. One team was playing in red and all the players were white. The other team was in blue and all the players were black. As … (View Post)

Before long we should start to learn more about the relationship between the Government and the PO Board and senior management. As you have noted elsewhere, Nick Wallis indicated in his book that it … (View Post)