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you heard that yesterday from david smith and sir michael hodgkinson.uation where the post office was facing a catastrophic financial issue. the former managing director said that a lot of the financial issues were taking up most of his time and when it came to e—mails that came to him, he talked about mrs misra's e—mail and he said, i used to receive hundreds of e—mails every day, this would have been an offhand response and the reason he greeted this conviction e—mail with well done, please pass this onto my team. he was thinking because the horizon system was proven to be robust during that trial but when it comes to accountability, the kind of responsibility this inquiry is trying to establish, it is a question, should you have been paying attention to these issues more, why didn't you consider it more, why didn't you consider it more of a priority? even yesterday, the inquiry counsel shown internal documents about which issues were of which priority and he questioned why the horizon it system wasn't being considered higher priority saying that it w
you heard that yesterday from david smith and sir michael hodgkinson.uation where the post office was facing a catastrophic financial issue. the former managing director said that a lot of the financial issues were taking up most of his time and when it came to e—mails that came to him, he talked about mrs misra's e—mail and he said, i used to receive hundreds of e—mails every day, this would have been an offhand response and the reason he greeted this conviction e—mail with well done,...
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line with my view of sub—postmasters, but one of the often cited problems was, at this time, michael hodgkinson the challenges that the post office had faced, financial challenges, and the danger is that we only think about the profit or not that post office limited were making. i hope we choose to say we don't have one bottom line here, we have 12,001 bottom lines and if the post office is working then it isn't working for sub—postmasters. they have probably got a job with the sub—post office in it, that sub—post office needs to produce enough properfor them to make it viable for them to have won it all. getting the business profitable meant getting a profitable for sub—postmasters. we went through a few years when i joined sub—postmasters. we went through a few years when ijoined that i don't think the post office earnings for were part of the effort they have been putting —— have been putting in. i think a number of them were struggling. when we reckoned the branch closure programme it was a name to reduce the number of offices then the same traffic will go through a smaller number of post o
line with my view of sub—postmasters, but one of the often cited problems was, at this time, michael hodgkinson the challenges that the post office had faced, financial challenges, and the danger is that we only think about the profit or not that post office limited were making. i hope we choose to say we don't have one bottom line here, we have 12,001 bottom lines and if the post office is working then it isn't working for sub—postmasters. they have probably got a job with the sub—post...
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did you watch the evidence of mr hodgkinson, yesterday? yes.he term prosecuting authority which i presume you took from the evidence of sir michael yesterday? yes. you are aware that later on, in your term as managing director, that your term as managing director, that you were the prosecution authority for the post office? figs you were the prosecution authority for the post office? $5 i you were the prosecution authority for the post office?— for the post office? as i have already explained, _ for the post office? as i have already explained, my - for the post office? as i have already explained, my view | for the post office? as i have | already explained, my view of for the post office? as i have - already explained, my view of that change during my time. let already explained, my view of that change during my time.— already explained, my view of that change during my time. let us have a cuick look change during my time. let us have a quick look at — change during my time. let us have a quick look at that. _ change during my time. let us hav
did you watch the evidence of mr hodgkinson, yesterday? yes.he term prosecuting authority which i presume you took from the evidence of sir michael yesterday? yes. you are aware that later on, in your term as managing director, that your term as managing director, that you were the prosecution authority for the post office? figs you were the prosecution authority for the post office? $5 i you were the prosecution authority for the post office?— for the post office? as i have already...
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— i think mike hodgkinson set up the risk committee and chaired it himself.r than on the two occasions i think we spoke about earlier. so i was never seeing that first hand. you have mentioned that there was a fundamental difference in culture between — fundamental difference in culture between royal mail and post office and that _ between royal mail and post office and that related in particular to openness, is that right? i am _ openness, is that right? i am not _ openness, is that right? i am not sure, you openness, is that right? lam not sure, you might openness, is that right? i am not sure, you might correct me and say i used the word fundamental but i thought there was a real difference. ids, but i thought there was a real difference-— but i thought there was a real difference. �* ., ' . difference. a real difference, ok. and in what _ difference. a real difference, ok. and in what did _ difference. a real difference, ok. and in what did that _ difference. a real difference, ok. and in what did that have - difference. a real difference, ok. and in what
— i think mike hodgkinson set up the risk committee and chaired it himself.r than on the two occasions i think we spoke about earlier. so i was never seeing that first hand. you have mentioned that there was a fundamental difference in culture between — fundamental difference in culture between royal mail and post office and that _ between royal mail and post office and that related in particular to openness, is that right? i am _ openness, is that right? i am not _ openness, is that right?...
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post office board was the other way round so it was primarily the senior management team, sir mike hodgkinsonbrian goggin, the chief executive at bank of ireland, and then myself so both of us, the two independent directors had also business relationships with the post office if you see what i mean? imilieu office if you see what i mean? when ou refer office if you see what i mean? when you refer to — office if you see what i mean? when you refer to being _ office if you see what i mean? when you refer to being outnumbered and being the other way round on post office limited board, to what extent 0ffice limited board, to what extent did that affect the adequacy of the corporate governance or oversight? i think corporate governance is better performed at the non—executives are greater in number than the executives, if you see what i mean? it does not mean to say it is no good but i think it would be of a higher standard with more independent people on the board. white want more independent members on the board? irlat white want more independent members on the board?— on the board? not known to
post office board was the other way round so it was primarily the senior management team, sir mike hodgkinsonbrian goggin, the chief executive at bank of ireland, and then myself so both of us, the two independent directors had also business relationships with the post office if you see what i mean? imilieu office if you see what i mean? when ou refer office if you see what i mean? when you refer to — office if you see what i mean? when you refer to being _ office if you see what i mean? when...
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we're going to be to talking olympic superstar keely hodgkinson. that's . next.cs. and it's going to be an exciting time. i was in paris not long ago, and talked about the work they're doing. the prep they're doing there is found nominal. i mean, it is going to be absolutely spectacular . the olympics always spectacular. the olympics always is. >> oh, it always is. there's lots to look forward to, isn't there? yeah. a lot of prep is underway for not only the city of paris but for those. yeah. >> i was just going to say, if you're watching you saw the mascot. now, the mascot is the worst thing i've ever seen. >> it looks like a gummy sweet. >> it looks like a gummy sweet. >> it looks like a gummy sweet. >> it is awful. i don't i don't know what they're thinking of with the mascot. i mean, look at it. >> it does look like a little squidgy sweet. >> it's like a, oh, a cheese triangle or a cheese triangle. >> what is it meant to be? do we know? >> i have no idea. okay, not a lot of thought went into that one. but anyway, that is not what team gb and their superstars
we're going to be to talking olympic superstar keely hodgkinson. that's . next.cs. and it's going to be an exciting time. i was in paris not long ago, and talked about the work they're doing. the prep they're doing there is found nominal. i mean, it is going to be absolutely spectacular . the olympics always spectacular. the olympics always is. >> oh, it always is. there's lots to look forward to, isn't there? yeah. a lot of prep is underway for not only the city of paris but for those....
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where's james hodgkinson in all of this?m sure lots of people will be watching l want to explore. joan, i am sure l lots of people will be watching you in that piece and this morning, and wondering how you got here. once the process is. because it is really quite incredible. it process is. because it is really quite incredible.— process is. because it is really quite incredible. it has been a long 'ourne . quite incredible. it has been a long journey- we _ quite incredible. it has been a long journey. we have _ quite incredible. it has been a long journey. we have had _ quite incredible. it has been a long journey. we have had lots - quite incredible. it has been a long journey. we have had lots of i quite incredible. it has been a long l journey. we have had lots of support and victim _ journey. we have had lots of support and victim support and restorative justice. _ and victim support and restorative justice, forgiveness project. they have _ justice, forgiveness project. they have all— justice, forgiveness project. they h
where's james hodgkinson in all of this?m sure lots of people will be watching l want to explore. joan, i am sure l lots of people will be watching you in that piece and this morning, and wondering how you got here. once the process is. because it is really quite incredible. it process is. because it is really quite incredible.— process is. because it is really quite incredible. it has been a long 'ourne . quite incredible. it has been a long journey- we _ quite incredible. it has been a long...
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the former chair of the post office, sir michael hodgkinson, will also give evidence today.ng for nearly three years now. it heard yesterday from sir anthony hooper, the former seniorjudge who chaired the failed mediation scheme set up with post office support in 2013. his view of the whole horizon affair is stark. it's the greatest scandal that i have ever seen in the criminaljustice process. we've had many miscarriages ofjustice, but nowhere near as many of these. we need to re—evaluate how we approach criminal cases of this kind. something went very, very wrong. alan bates is the man who has become the most famous face of the campaign, his story at the centre of the itv drama that focused national public attention on the scandal. he was the first to speak at this week's hearings, describing post office executives as thugs in suits, and saying the organisation was a dead duck that should be sold off. there are still many more weeks of evidence to come before the inquiry ends and comes to its own conclusions. sanchia berg, bbc news. 37 organisations that support homeless pe
the former chair of the post office, sir michael hodgkinson, will also give evidence today.ng for nearly three years now. it heard yesterday from sir anthony hooper, the former seniorjudge who chaired the failed mediation scheme set up with post office support in 2013. his view of the whole horizon affair is stark. it's the greatest scandal that i have ever seen in the criminaljustice process. we've had many miscarriages ofjustice, but nowhere near as many of these. we need to re—evaluate how...