Horizon IT Scandal: Postmasters await justice today

[mattster]

Heads should most definitely roll for this debacle though. Several layers of management need to go, preferably to prison.

Anyone who knew about the potential flaws in the system (and there were many, apparently),whilst criminal prosecutions were taking place against people due to those flaws, should be sentenced to the sum of the sentences received by the innocent victims - as a minimum. Does anyone actually know what, if anything, has actually been done to these people?

[eek]

The summary so far is damning

[BlasterBates]

Whilst I understand the sentiment, there are a lot of good people in the PO and, with its charter of having to deliver to ALL parts of the UK and not just the profitable bits, it serves a vital service.

Heads should most definitely roll for this debacle though. Several layers of management need to go, preferably to prison.

The government will step in and provide tax payers money to fund a new Post Office. A company that defrauds and falsely imprisons its employees doesn't deserve to survive.

[NotAllThere]

Whilst I understand the sentiment, there are a lot of good people in the PO and, with its charter of having to deliver to ALL parts of the UK and not just the profitable bits, it serves a vital service.

Heads should most definitely roll for this debacle though. Several layers of management need to go, preferably to prison.

Also at Fujitsu. Who conspired with the PO management.

[anonymouse]

Postmasters cleared, quite rightly so. Too many big Gov projects failed over the years.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/business-56856193

[vetran]

The government definitely needs to make sure that the heads of the hydra are removed. Many post offices are probably closing due to covid anyway so we need to subsidise them to recover. most of the branches are effectively franchises so just get another/rebuild the company to run the central part.

[eek]

Also at Siemans. Who conspired with the PO management.

At least get the name of the main contractor right - horizon was an ICL/Fujitsu project

[vetran]

Postmasters cleared, quite rightly so. Too many big Gov projects failed over the years.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/business-56856193

Excellent - I hope the PO bosses & Fujitsu are feeling the pressure now.

[ladymuck]

I don't believe that "getting another company in" will solve anything. Where will this fabled new company get its staff from? Where will it get its premises and equipment from?

Take over the old company you say?

Ah here comes TUPE to make sure all the same people move over.

What have you gained?

[vetran]

I don't believe that "getting another company in" will solve anything. Where will this fabled new company get its staff from? Where will it get its premises and equipment from?

Take over the old company you say?

Ah here comes TUPE to make sure all the same people move over.

What have you gained?

Corporate takeovers happen all the time, most of the bosses go (hopefully to prison) the rank and file stay. Frequently they go on to be very successful.

You gain keeping the organisation (which the country needs) mainly in operation while removing the guilty.