The Post Office Scandal - Could it Get Any Worse?

Politicians? Trust them at your peril whoever they are!
I'm beginning to think you're right.

The blood scandal too, delays in paying out compensation to victims r their families are still ongoing.

The Post Office debacle is one of the worse things that I have ever heard of or witnessed in my long life. Absolutely disgraceful, and STILL not resolved . It reminds me of a time after WW2, when those, my stepfather amongst them, were to be compensated for their time as P.O.W's with the Japanese, for the terrible treatment and the suffering they endured. Well the years,went by and apart from a demob suit nothing materialised, and eventually never did! The fact was it went on for so long (deliberately?) that most of them meanwhile died. Problem, for the government, solved! This is probably how it is for the victims of the Post Office scandal and maybe for WASPI women too. Politicians? Trust them at your peril whoever they are!

icanhandthemback

We should have more marching for Justice for the Post Office victims than marching for a flag. The Government should realise how bad this latest step looks.

There seems to be one thing after another showing that the Government is completely out of touch with the feelings of the general public.

Strange for a Labour Government.

Starmer couldn’t organise a booze up in a brewery. He and his cabinet are all hypocrites, do as I say not as I do

We should have more marching for Justice for the Post Office victims than marching for a flag. The Government should realise how bad this latest step looks.

Oh, of course. Interesting.

Mind you, the Enquiry is still ongoing, as are Police investigations.

In the meantime, there is no excuse not to pay out what is owed plus compensation

Gareth Thomas could be a real thorn in the government's side if he's a backbencher again. He knows all the details & he's no longer bound by collective responsibility, so he can speak out to the House & press if things stall now he's gone.

Watched Betty on Wednesday. So articulate, focused and, honest. Absolute disgrace how they are being treated. If they lost £50k way back they should have that awarded with interest. Never mind those who were imprisoned, wrongly, just no words.

Sorry, he may have built up a report, but still dragging heels

Good idea Berd

Oreo

It’s shocking, no other word for it.Why on earth replace Gareth Thomas? The only excuse would have been if he hadn’t made any progress but that doesn’t seem to have been the case.

I think it might have been because he listened and empathise and was trying to make progress.

We can't have that, can we. These people are after compensation! There's a black hole in the Government finances.

I was so impressed by Betty too. I think this issue needs to be kept in the forefront of the public eye or it will just be allowed to disappear. I wouldn’t for one minute belittle the importance of what’s going on in Gaza, but shouldn’t we be shouting just as loudly about the disgusting state of affairs with the Post Office scandal?

Time for another TV drama - ‘The Post Office, what happened next’ I think. Scandalous.

Starmer and thinking don't belong in the same sentence

It’s shocking, no other word for it.Why on earth replace Gareth Thomas? The only excuse would have been if he hadn’t made any progress but that doesn’t seem to have been the case.

The Post Office Scandal is going the same way as the treatment of WASPI Women: if it drags on and on and on for long enough then more and more of those involved will simply die of old age.

The usual strategy of The Powers That Be.

This has been going on for years, with people's lives ruined. It's disgusting.

I remember my now deceased mil had a friend who had a post office. I remember her saying poor, such & such, I wouldn’t have had them down as a thief! Was only half listening at the time. But years later this whole sorry mess happened to come out. I now think, they were possibly wrongly accused.

Yes, she deserves an MBE as well as the money she and her husband lost plus compensation on top!

The handling of this has been disgraceful.

Grannynannywanny

I watched that interview live this morning. Betty Brown aged 92 is thought to be the oldest surviving post office victim. She’s very articulate and extremely angry and who could blame her. She and her late husband are estimated to have lost £50k through no fault of their own. She’s livid that Gareth Thomas is no longer fighting their case.

Wasn’t she wonderful 👏👏👏👏👏👏

I watched Betty’s interview and was so impressed. Of course the removal of Gareth is deliberate- no one to fight for these poor people = Starmer can ignore. What angers me is that we can send billions abroad and yet again cannot look after our own properly. I know the previous government failed the too but this Labour shower are an utter disgrace after being so critical of the conservatives.

I should think it just wouldn't occur to Starmer to consider those people.

Allira

The cynic in me

Well it was the cynic in me too.

I watched that interview live this morning. Betty Brown aged 92 is thought to be the oldest surviving post office victim. She’s very articulate and extremely angry and who could blame her. She and her late husband are estimated to have lost £50k through no fault of their own. She’s livid that Gareth Thomas is no longer fighting their case.

The cynic in me

The cynic one wondered the same Mollygo

It really is quite wicked.