The Post Office is a bit different to the classic form of private prosecution you're talking about. It's something of an oddity that the Post Office routinely deals with prosecutions in thi… (View Post)

1. Thinking you're essentially right means you suspect a discrepancy will probably have an innocent explanation. But that isn't a good enough excuse for not checking. 2. Your comment is ver… (View Post)

I think that's a slightly rose-tinted view of the past. It's true it has evolved, and partly depends on the characters of the principal players, but the bearpit atmosphere very much predate… (View Post)

Point 3 rather misunderstands how settlements of legal cases work. This was, ultimately, a mutually agreed out of court settlement between the Post Office and postmasters to cover the claimant's… (View Post)

I agree with this to an extent. She certainly has very serious questions to answer, but it is at least possible that she isn't Cruella Deville. The death of Camila Batmanghelidjh the other day i… (View Post)