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From the BBC World Service: The U.K.'s Post Office continues to pay millions of dollars to use the bug-ridden Horizon IT system, whose failings resulted in hundreds of wrongful fraud convictions. We'll unpack why the Post Office has failed to switch systems yet. Then, India revokes visas and Pakistan halts trade after a deadly attack in Indian-administered Kashmir. Plus, we'll examine the rise in the price of gold.

From the BBC World Service: The U.K.'s Post Office continues to pay millions of dollars to use the bug-ridden Horizon IT system, whose failings resulted in hundreds of wrongful fraud convictions. We'll unpack why the Post Office has failed to switch systems yet. Then, India revokes visas and Pakistan halts trade after a deadly attack in Indian-administered Kashmir. Plus, we'll examine the rise in the price of gold.

"They've been waiting far too long": Alan Bates digs into the fight against the Post Office In 1999 the British Post Office introduced a faulty piece of accounting software, the consequences of which would see over 900 subpostmasters wrongly prosecuted for theft, fraud, and false accounting. Some lost their businesses, jobs, and homes, and many were left financially ruined. Others were convicted and sent to prison, some dying while they waited for justice. The case has been highlighted in the ITV drama Mr Bates vs the Post Office; the prosecution of Post Office subpostmasters being described as ‘Great Britain's worst miscarriage of justice'. Alan Bates, a former subpostmaster, has been leading the charge and this week gave a strong witness statement at the public inquiry into the Horizon IT scandal. He told Newstalk ZB's Jack Tame that the outpouring of support from across the nation has been absolutely wonderful, and they may need to engage it going forward. “Some of the, if you might call them, the baddies in all of this might be trying to get away scot-free,” Bates said. “We have real concerns that they need to be held accountable for their actions in all of this, and often that fails to happen in so many of these big scandals with big firms.” Bates told Tame that he's never really struggled with accounting, so when the Horizon system was introduced to his own Post Office, he could see it was lacking from the outset. “Once problems started occurring, it was pretty obvious what was the root cause of it all.” He's worked with computer systems before so he could not only see the issues with the programme itself, but with the stances the Post Office was taking on it. Bates said they could never give him an assurance over the accuracy of the system, and they kept swearing no one else could access it, despite it being a network system that anyone could access if they had the right codes. “They just terminated me, given me three months' notice and walked off with the investment.” Bates professes to be something of a stubborn man, telling Tame that he knew his stance on the system was right and so he dug his heels in on it. “We started meeting others over the years, and then we found out we weren't the only ones, and they weren't the only ones, and we sort of grew from there.” In Bates' opinion, a lot of this whole event has been about controlling the narrative, which the Post Office with its significant resources was able to do for ‘donkey's years'. “It wasn't until we got them in the court, into the high court, and we got the judgements, the outstanding judgements from Judge Fraser, that the narrative changed.” “They started losing their footing in all of this, and we started to take over.” The most important thing in all of this, Bates told Tame, is getting the financial redress for the victims. “They've been waiting far too long.” LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

It's emerged police have been called to a Medway park more than 60 times in four months to reports of nuisance vehicles - but no bikes have been seized.New rules have been put in place across the Towns to try and tackle the problem.Also on the podcast, a former Kent sub-postmaster who was wrongly convicted of stealing during the Horizon IT scandal has had his conviction overturned.Sunil Patel from Romney Marsh spent nine months in prison and was ordered to pay £48,000 pounds due to faulty accounting software. He's been speaking of his relief and what he wants to happen next.A documentary sharing the mental health struggles of a Kent artist will be in cinemas this weekend.Crews spent time following Sam Cox - who's known as Mr Doodle - as he decorated his mansion.A first of its kind toilet is set to open at Margate railway station.Southeastern have installed a Changing Places facility which is designed to make rail travel easier and more accessible. Ella Henderson's been chatting to our sister radio station kmfm about her new single.Filthy Rich is her first solo single in more than two years.Sam Lawrie has a roundup of everything going on in Kent this weekend.And in sport, Gillingham will be hoping to get their season back on track this weekend.They travel to take on Bradford City after three straight defeats.

Lee Castleton purchased a Post Office in Bridlington, Yorkshire, in 2003. When the Post Office management discovered a loss of £25,000 in the computer system, they blamed Lee, who argued that the Horizon IT system was at fault. The Post Office sued him, won the case, and pursued legal costs amounting to £321,000, which led to Lee's bankruptcy. To this day, he is still awaiting compensation.Lee graciously shared his story at Crafty Fest 2024 in a fireside chat with Ben White, founder of Crafty Counsel. He provided a unique perspective on the best and worst aspects of the legal profession. 

The former CEO of the Post Office has made a long-awaited appearance before a public inquiry into the Horizon IT scandal. What did she know and when?To find out more about Tortoise:- Download the Tortoise app - for a listening experience curated by our journalists- Subscribe to Tortoise+ on Apple Podcasts for early access and exclusive content- Become a member and get access to all of Tortoise's premium audio offerings and moreIf you want to get in touch with us directly about a story, or tell us more about the stories you want to hear about contact hello@tortoisemedia.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The former CEO of the Post Office has made a long-awaited appearance before a public inquiry into the Horizon IT scandal. What did she know and when?To find out more about Tortoise:- Download the Tortoise app - for a listening experience curated by our journalists- Subscribe to Tortoise+ on Apple Podcasts for early access and exclusive content- Become a member and get access to all of Tortoise's premium audio offerings and moreIf you want to get in touch with us directly about a story, or tell us more about the stories you want to hear about contact hello@tortoisemedia.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

He's finally set the date. This afternoon, Rishi Sunak made a surprise announcement, calling for an election on July 4. So Kamal and Camilla rushed back to the studio to give their snap reactions on why now and what happens next. Plus, they scrutinised the tearful testimony of former CEO of the Post Office Paula Vennells after she finally appeared before the inquiry into the Horizon IT scandal and ask, will anyone ever be held accountable for the harm done to sub-postmasters? They also reflect on the MP Craig Mackinlay's remarkable return to parliament six months on from a life-threatening battle with sepsis which led to the amputation of both of his hands and feet.Read: 4 July Election: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2024/05/22/rishi-sunak-calls-general-election/Paula Vennells's tears don't wash with postmasters whose lives were ruined, by Gordon Rayner: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2024/05/22/sympathy-not-forthcoming-tears-paula-vennells-post-office/Tory MP Craig Mackinlay: I lost my arms and legs to sepsis, by Robert Mendick: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/politics/2024/05/21/craig-mackinlay-tory-mp-sepsis-quadruple-amputation-pmqs/Six red flags for sepsis you should never ignore, by David Cox: https://telegraph.co.uk/health-fitness/conditions/cold-flu/sepsis-shock-septicaemia-causes-symptoms-signs-treatment/Listen to The Daily T on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts, and subscribe to The Daily T newsletter for updates.Email: thedailyt@telegraph.co.ukThe Daily T Newsletter: telegraph.co.uk/dailytnewsletterSubscribe to The Telegraph: telegraph.co.uk/dailytsubToday's episode of The Daily T was produced by John Cadigan, Lilian Fawcett, and Georgia Coan. The editor is Camilla Tominey. The planning editor is Venetia Rainey. The video producer is Luke Goodsall. The studio operator is Meghan Searle The executive producer is Louisa Wells. Original music by Goss Studio. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The former Post Office boss, Paula Vennells, has been testifying at the Inquiry examining the Horizon IT scandal.It's the first time Paula Vennells has spoken publicly in nearly ten years.The hundreds of wronged Post Office workers, and their families, have been keenly anticipating her evidence, as, on her watch, prosecutions continued, despite mounting evidence that there was something wrong with the system.On the Sky News Daily, Sarah-Jane Mee has been in Fenny Compton, in the village hall where Alan Bates began his campaign against the Post Office, to meet the sub-postmasters whose lives were ruined by Horizon.Plus, one former sub-postmistress, Nicole, shares her story for the first time.Producers: Emma Rae Woodhouse, Soila ApparicioEditor: Wendy ParkerPodcast Promotion: Jada-Kai Meosa John 

In this episode of Fraud Talk, Tony McClements, Head of Investigations at Martin Kenny & Co., delves into the infamous U.K. Post Office scandal with ACFE Content Manager, Rihonna Scoggins. As McClements unravels the layers of this miscarriage of justice, he discusses the critical failures of the Horizon IT system and the damaging effects of withheld disclosures during legal proceedings.

Former subpostmaster and campaigner Alan Bates has finally had his day in front of the Post Office inquiry that's looking into the Horizon IT scandal. What did he say and what questions will this latest phase try to answer?To find out more about Tortoise:- Download the Tortoise app - for a listening experience curated by our journalists- Subscribe to Tortoise+ on Apple Podcasts for early access and exclusive content- Become a member and get access to all of Tortoise's premium audio offerings and moreIf you want to get in touch with us directly about a story, or tell us more about the stories you want to hear about contact hello@tortoisemedia.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Former subpostmaster and campaigner Alan Bates has finally had his day in front of the Post Office inquiry that's looking into the Horizon IT scandal. What did he say and what questions will this latest phase try to answer?To find out more about Tortoise:- Download the Tortoise app - for a listening experience curated by our journalists- Subscribe to Tortoise+ on Apple Podcasts for early access and exclusive content- Become a member and get access to all of Tortoise's premium audio offerings and moreIf you want to get in touch with us directly about a story, or tell us more about the stories you want to hear about contact hello@tortoisemedia.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In 1999 the British Post Office introduced a faulty piece of accounting software, the consequences of which would see over 900 subpostmasters wrongly prosecuted for theft, fraud, and false accounting.  Some lost their businesses, jobs, and homes, and many were left financially ruined. Others were convicted and sent to prison, some dying while they waited for justice.  The case has been highlighted in the ITV drama Mr Bates vs the Post Office; the prosecution of Post Office subpostmasters being described as ‘Great Britain's worst miscarriage of justice'.  Alan Bates, a former subpostmaster, has been leading the charge and this week gave a strong witness statement at the public inquiry into the Horizon IT scandal.  He told Newstalk ZB's Jack Tame that the outpouring of support from across the nation has been absolutely wonderful, and they may need to engage it going forward.  “Some of the, if you might call them, the baddies in all of this might be trying to get away scot-free,” Bates said.  “We have real concerns that they need to be held accountable for their actions in all of this, and often that fails to happen in so many of these big scandals with big firms.”  Bates told Tame that he's never really struggled with accounting, so when the Horizon system was introduced to his own Post Office, he could see it was lacking from the outset.  “Once problems started occurring, it was pretty obvious what was the root cause of it all.”  He's worked with computer systems before so he could not only see the issues with the programme itself, but with the stances the Post Office was taking on it.   Bates said they could never give him an assurance over the accuracy of the system, and they kept swearing no one else could access it, despite it being a network system that anyone could access if they had the right codes.  “They just terminated me, given me three months' notice and walked off with the investment.”  Bates professes to be something of a stubborn man, telling Tame that he knew his stance on the system was right and so he dug his heels in on it.  “We started meeting others over the years, and then we found out we weren't the only ones, and they weren't the only ones, and we sort of grew from there.”  In Bates' opinion, a lot of this whole event has been about controlling the narrative, which the Post Office with its significant resources was able to do for ‘donkey's years'.  “It wasn't until we got them in the court, into the high court, and we got the judgements, the outstanding judgements from Judge Fraser, that the narrative changed.”  “They started losing their footing in all of this, and we started to take over.”  The most important thing in all of this, Bates told Tame, is getting the financial redress for the victims.  “They've been waiting far too long.”  LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Post Office scandal is a story which has gripped the nation.At the heart of it was Paula Vennells, the Post Office's CEO.For years, many wondered what she knew and when. Now, ITV News can reveal that the former post office boss knew full well about the issues with the Horizon IT system.  And yet despite warnings, she continued to cover it up. So, why did she ignore the warnings? And will she face criminal action? ITV News Investigations Editor Daniel Hewitt tells Lucrezia Millarini what you need to know... 

The failure of the Horizon IT system and the subsequent litigation brought by the Post Office against sub-postmasters is one of the greatest corporate culture failures of all-time.From a lack of governance, to poor leadership behaviour leading to bullying and harassment, it is a case study in how not to work.In this episode of the Inside Out Culture podcast we take a look at the foundational culture failings of the post office and examine the biases shown by senior leaders.---Join us as we reveal strategies to close the gap and craft a workplace where values are not just spoken, but lived and breathed, paving the way for a more authentic and engaging organisational culture.Instagram: @insideoutcultureEmail your questions to: insideoutculture@gmail.comReceive the Culture Leaders Action Sheet: bit.ly/iocpmail

The former chair of the Post Office, Henry Staunton, who was dismissed last month, claims he was told by a top civil servant to "hobble into the election" and delay payouts to sub-postmasters, in a newly released memo. But Business Secretary Kemi Badenoch told MPs there's "no evidence whatsoever that this is true", and called his allegations "a disgrace". The row comes as only 5% of sub-postmaster claimants have received compensation for the Horizon IT scandal so far.Late on Wednesday evening, the government published a letter from Sarah Munby, the former permanent secretary to Kemi Badenoch, responding to claims in The Times that government officials told Mr Staunton to stall on compensation payments to wronged postmasters. The letter stated: "It is not true that I made any instruction, either explicitly or implicitly, to Mr Staunton to in anyway delay compensation payments. I did not."On this edition of the Sky News Daily, Niall Paterson speaks to Labour MP and chair of the Business and Trade Committee, Liam Byrne, who says it's now his job at next Tuesday's committee to "flush out who is telling the truth".Plus, our deputy political editor Sam Coates discusses the fallout from the row. Podcast producer: Alex Edden Assistant producer: Evan Dale Promotions producer: Jada-Kai Meosa John Editor: Philly Beaumont

Despite hundreds of technical issues and continuing delays in meeting quality requirements, in January 2000, Post Office Board accepted the Horizon IT system as its own.In this episode, we discuss how hard it is to say 'stop' in the middle of a game of whack-a-mole of problem fixing, especially when there are institutional incentives to keep going. We also have strong feelings about the idea of 'minimum viable products' where the delivery of social services - and the founding of prosecutions - are concerned.Opening grab from Mr Stevens KC (Counsel Assisting the Inquiry) and Stuart Sweetman (former Managing Director of Post Office Counters Limited), 17 November 2022.Subsequent grab from Mr Jeremy Folkes (former Infrastructure Assurance Team Leader, Horizon Programme, Post Office Counters Ltd) and Mr Beer KC (Counsel Assisting),  17 November 2022.For thorough and detailed coverage of the Post Office Scandal, start with the reporting of Nick Wallis, including his BBC podcast, the Great Post Office Trial.Now for some appropriately bureaucratic disclaimers....Those of us in the employ of the State Government speak in a strictly personal capacity, consistent with the Public Sector Code of Ethics that permits public servants to promote an outcome in relation to an issue of public interest - in this case, the betterment of the public service.Nothing we say should be taken as representing the views of the Government or our employers.While we have tried to be as thorough in our research as busy full time jobs and lives allow, we definitely don't guarantee that we've got all the details right.If you want rigorous reporting on Robodebt, we recommend the work of Rick Morton at the Saturday Paper, Chris Knaus and Luke Henriques-Gomes at the Guardian, Ben Eltham at Crikey, Julian Bajkowski at The Mandarin, and of course, the Robodebt Royal Commission itself.Please feel free to email us corrections, episode suggestions, or anything else, at thewestminstertraditionpod@gmail.com.Thanks to PanPot audio for our intro and outro music. 'Til next time!

Nathan Critch mostra como uma série de televisão colocou sob os holofotess a investigação ao escândalo informático dos Correios britânicos e da Horizon IT. Um artigo lido por Carlos Carujo.

Why was the Post Office's Horizon IT system so error ridden in the first place?And is the false conviction of nearly 1000 postmasters really Tony Blair's fault in the end? (Spoiler alert: probably not.)In this episode, Caroline takes us through why Horizon was probably doomed from the start, with Post Office and the Benefits Agency shackled together to buy an ICT system through an elaborately structured, too clever by half Private Finance Initiative (PFI).Among other things, we talk about the role of first ministers and Cabinet in resolving disagreements between portfolios with genuinely different interests; the impossibility of outsourcing political risk; and the challenge of working out the truth when everyone you speak to has an agenda.Harriet Harman, Minister for Social Services, February 2018 letter to PM Blair can be found here.Geoff Mulgan's December 2018 minute to PM Blair can be found here, and his reflections after appearing at the Inquiry can be found on his blog here.Opening grab from Lord Alistair Darling, former Chief Secretary of Treasury, 29 November 2022. Subsequent grab from Sir Geoffrey Mulgan, former civil servant No. 10 Downing St, 2 December 2022.For thorough and detailed coverage of the Post Office Scandal, start with the reporting of Nick Wallis, including his BBC podcast, the Great Post Office Trial.Now for some appropriately bureaucratic disclaimers....Those of us in the employ of the State Government speak in a strictly personal capacity, consistent with the Public Sector Code of Ethics that permits public servants to promote an outcome in relation to an issue of public interest - in this case, the betterment of the public service.Nothing we say should be taken as representing the views of the Government or our employers.While we have tried to be as thorough in our research as busy full time jobs and lives allow, we definitely don't guarantee that we've got all the details right.If you want rigorous reporting on Robodebt, we recommend the work of Rick Morton at the Saturday Paper, Chris Knaus and Luke Henriques-Gomes at the Guardian, Ben Eltham at Crikey, Julian Bajkowski at The Mandarin, and of course, the Robodebt Royal Commission itself.Please feel free to email us corrections, episode suggestions, or anything else, at thewestminstertraditionpod@gmail.com.Thanks to PanPot audio for our intro and outro music. 'Til next time!

This is a recap of the top 10 posts on Hacker News on January 26th, 2023.This podcast was generated by wondercraft.ai(00:35): Oasis – a small, statically-linked Linux systemOriginal post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=39142748&utm_source=wondercraft_ai(02:41): ICJ orders Israel to prevent genocide in Gaza, stops short of ordering ceasefireOriginal post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=39143043&utm_source=wondercraft_ai(04:51): Rook to XSS: How I hacked chess.com with a rookie exploitOriginal post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=39144906&utm_source=wondercraft_ai(07:05): The rise of batteries in six chartsOriginal post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=39144978&utm_source=wondercraft_ai(09:25): ArVid: Russians squeezed 4 hard drives into one VHS tape in the 90sOriginal post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=39140849&utm_source=wondercraft_ai(11:22): UntranslatableOriginal post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=39144710&utm_source=wondercraft_ai(13:52): How I got an O-1 visa as a software engineerOriginal post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=39143958&utm_source=wondercraft_ai(16:26): Lossy CSS compression for fun and loss (or profit)Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=39143768&utm_source=wondercraft_ai(18:32): Rclone syncs your files to cloud storageOriginal post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=39151937&utm_source=wondercraft_ai(20:41): Post Office plan to sack Horizon IT reviewer kept secret, documents revealOriginal post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=39140390&utm_source=wondercraft_aiThis is a third-party project, independent from HN and YC. Text and audio generated using AI, by wondercraft.ai. Create your own studio quality podcast with text as the only input in seconds at app.wondercraft.ai. Issues or feedback? We'd love to hear from you: team@wondercraft.ai

In this episode of The Business of Tech, host Dave Sobel discusses four important tech news stories. First, he highlights Microsoft's 365 add-on search and the significant increase in the number of paid add-ons for customers. Next, he mentions the recent email breach by Russian hackers that Microsoft revealed. Sobel then discusses the fallout from the Horizon IT case, where over 700 people were wrongfully convicted due to software errors. Lastly, he mentions the debut of the Apple Vision Pro and the concerns surrounding its availability and repair costs. Four things to know today 00:00 Microsoft 365 Add-Ons Surge: Analyzing the Shift from 14 to 61 in Four Years04:16 Midnight Blizzard Strikes Again: Microsoft Reveals Email Breach by Russian Hackers05:17 Horizon IT Fallout: Over 700 Wrongfully Convicted Due to Fujitsu Software Errors06:57 Apple Vision Pro Debuts: Mixed Availability and Repair Cost Concerns Surface Looking for a link from the stories? The entire script of the show, with links to articles, are posted in each story on https://www.businessof.tech/ Do you want the show on your podcast app or the written versions of the stories? Subscribe to the Business of Tech: https://www.businessof.tech/subscribe/ Support the show on Patreon: https://patreon.com/mspradio/ Want our stuff? Cool Merch? Wear “Why Do We Care?” - Visit https://mspradio.myspreadshop.com Follow us on:LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/28908079/YouTube: https://youtube.com/mspradio/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mspradionews/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mspradio/TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@businessoftech

The man who has led fellow former sub postmasters in their campaign to overturn wrongful convictions, Alan Bates, was among those giving evidence to MPs today. The bosses of the Post Office and Fujitsu also faced the committee for the first time with the Post Office chief executive, Nick Read, admitting that it was possible that money paid by victims of the Horizon IT scandal may have been paid to Post Office executives.On the Sky News Daily, Niall Paterson looks at what else we learned from the exchanges, as he is joined by journalist Nick Wallis, who wrote the book The Great Post Office Scandal, and Seema Misra, a former post office operator who was cleared of theft from the Post Office after being convicted and jailed in 2010.Podcast producer: Alex Edden Senior podcast producer: Annie Joyce Interviews producer: Melissa Tutesigensi-Charles Promotion producer: Jada-Kai Meosa John Editor: Wendy Parker

Nuacht Mhall. Príomhscéalta na seachtaine, léite go mall. * Inniu an tríú lá déag de mhí Eanáir. Is mise Siubhán Nic Amhlaoibh.Bhí an bhliain seo caite ar an bhliain ba theo ar an taifead, a deir seirbhís athraithe aeráide an Aontais Eorpaigh. Nochtaigh figiúirí nua go raibh an teas domhanda gar do 1.5°C os cionn an leibhéil a bhí ann sa saol réamhthionsclaíoch de dheasca athrú aeráide. Deir lucht eolaíochta Sheirbhís Athraithe Aeráide Copernicus gur dócha go sárófar an 1.5 Celsius sa bhliain 2024. Bhí an bhliain 2023 1.48C ní ba theo ná an meán fadtéarmach agus bhí an mheánteocht in 2023 0.17C ní b'airde ná mar a bhí in 2016, an bhliain ba mheasa ó thaobh an teasa dhomhanda roimhe seo. Tá figiúr na bliana seo caite cóngarach don sprioc a comhaontaíodh i bPáras in 2015 – go gcaithfí an teas domhanda a choimeád faoi bhun 1.5 Celsius. Deir lucht na heolaíochta go gcaithfidh tíortha imeacht ó bhreoslaí iontaise láithreach bonn má táthar chun an tubaiste a sheachaint. Má fhanann cúrsaí mar atá, deir na Náisiúin Aontaithe gur téamh 3 céim Celsius atá i ndán dúinn agus gur “tubaiste aeráide” an toradh a bheadh air sin.Tá cainteoirí laethúla Gaeilge ina mionlach i mbeagnach 90% de na ceantair Ghaeltachta. Léiríonn anailís atá déanta ag Tuairisc ar fhigiúirí an daonáirimh nua, nach bhfuil cainteoirí laethúla Gaeilge ina dtromlach ach in 20 den bhreis is 150 toghroinn Ghaeltachta sa stát. De réir na hanailíse, níl oiread is toghroinn amháin sa Ghaeltacht ina labhraíonn níos mó ná dhá thrian den phobal an Ghaeilge gach lá taobh amuigh den chóras oideachais. Is é atá i gceist le cainteoirí laethúla Gaeilge san anailís seo ná daoine atá trí bliana d'aois nó os a chionn a labhraíonn Gaeilge gach lá lasmuigh den chóras oideachais, an tslat tomhais is cruinne ar staid na teanga i measc an phobail. Idir Daonáireamh 2016-2022, tháinig laghdú ar chéatadán na gcainteoirí laethúla Gaeilge in 82 de na toghranna sin, beagán os cionn a leath. Tháinig ardú ar líon na gcainteoirí laethúla idir 2016-2022 i 32 toghroinn Ghaeltachta agus mar a chéile a bhí an céatadán cainteoirí laethúla sa 39 toghroinn eile. De réir Dhaonáireamh 2016, bhí trí thoghroinn in iardheisceart Chonamara – Garmna (Tír an Fhia agus Leitir Mealláin), Leitir Móir, agus Loch na Scainmhe (Carna agus Cill Chiaráin) – ina raibh breis is dhá thrian den phobal ina gcainteoirí laethúla Gaeilge. Ba iad na trí cheantar ba láidre sa stát ó thaobh céatadán na gcainteoirí laethúla Gaeilge de ach fágann an laghdú ar líon na gcainteoirí sna trí cheantar ó shin nach bhfuil aon toghroinn sa tír ina bhfuil beirt as gach triúr inti ina gcainteoirí laethúla Gaeilge.Sa Ríocht Aontaithe, tá iar-cheannasaí Oifig an Phoist Paula Vennells ag tabhairt a CBE ar ais láithreach tar éis di dul i ngleic le brú méadaithe faoi scannal Horizon IT. Ionchúisíodh níos mó ná 700 fo-mháistrí poist bunaithe ar shonraí ó bhogearraí lochtacha Horizon idir 1999 agus 2015. Chuaigh roinnt daoine chun príosúin mar gheall ar chuntasaíocht bhréagach agus gadaíocht, agus bhí go leor scriosta ó thaobh airgid de. Shínigh níos mó ná milliún duine achainí ag iarraidh go ndéanfaí an CBE a bhaint de Ms Vennells i ndiaidh chlár teilifíse ITV a tháinig amach ag tús na míosa. I ráiteas, dúirt Ms Vennells, a bhí ina príomhfheidhmeannach ar Oifig an Phoist idir 2012 agus 2019, gur "éist sí" leis na fo-mháistrí poist agus le daoine eile ag iarraidh uirthi a CBE a thabhairt ar ais. “Tá fíor-bhrón orm as an léirscrios a rinneadh do na fo-mháistrí poist agus dá dteaghlaigh, a raibh a saol stróicthe as a chéile de bharr iad a bheith cúisithe go mícheart agus iad a ionchúiseamh go mícheart mar thoradh ar chóras Horizon.” * Léirithe ag Conradh na Gaeilge i Londain. Tá an script ar fáil i d'aip phodchraolta. * GLUAIS réamhthionsclaíoch - pre-industrial i ndán dúinn - in store for us toghroinn - electoral division céatadán - percentage fo-mháistrí poist - sub-postmasters stróicthe as a chéile - ripped apart

MICHAEL Good morning! Have you missed us? Five in the Eye took a bit of a break over the Christmas and New Year period, but now we're back and ready to take on 2024! And what better way to do it than with a prime number episode of your favourite news review show - 0443! I'm Michael Ohajuru and you're listening to Colourful Radio. PHIL And joining Michael via Zoom, it's Phil Woodford, revealing that our top story this week is going to be the scandal at the Post Office, which saw terrible miscarriages of justice for those using the faulty Horizon IT system. The government has acted this week. But why has it taken so long? MICHAEL The second story is from the Telegraph and it features a discussion of so-called ‘junk' history. My own project on the Black Tudor trumpeter John Blanke gets a positive mention in the article by parliamentary sketchwriter Madeleine Grant. But are we in danger of misrepresenting the past to kids? PHIL For our third story, we're looking at the so-called ‘Robocop' who will be patrolling the supermarket aisles at Morrisons. MICHAEL And for story number four, it's the Alaska Airlines flight where part of the fuselage blew out. Someone lost their iPhone in the incident, but it was found on the ground. In working condition! PHIL And how are we wrapping up the show this week? Well, if you need any help tidying up your house, there's a Welsh mouse who might be able to help! MICHAEL He's leaving a man's work surfaces squeaky clean! And that's this week's Five in the Eye! ++++

This week, Jacki and Lyle discuss a subject that has gripped the nation as a result of a truly extraordinary drama series which aired on ITV earlier this month - Mr Bates vs The Post Office. Starring Toby Jones, Monica Dolan and Julie Hesmondhalgh among other, this exceptional dramatisation of the Horizon IT scandal, otherwise known as the British Post Office scandal, depicts one of the biggest miscarriages of justice ever witness in the United Kingdom. Hundreds of sub-postmasters were wrongly prosecuted for theft, false accounting or fraud as a result of the flawed Horizon accounting system, created by IT juggernaut Fujitsu. Incidentally, as is discussed in this episode of the podcast, this system is still in use today. Jacki and Lyle analyse the impact the ITV drama has had on the ongoing campaign for justice for the victims of this scandal, led by the inspirational Alan Bates. Jacki asks how it was only when this drama was broadcast that the government started to take notice, and why the Post Office didn't act when the crisis was first discovered. Lyle then discusses the involvement of Paula Vennells, former Post Office CEO who has recently handed back her CBE after a petition for her to do so garnered over a million signatures, and current Liberal Democrat leader Ed Davey, who was Minister for Postal Affairs in the coalition government and refused to meet with Alan Bates in 2010. Jacki and Lyle finish by discussing the lack of leadership within the Post Office and the effectiveness of the response to the outpouring of support from the British public in light of the excellent ITV drama.Head over to ITVx to watch the brilliant Mr Bates vs The Post Office: https://www.itv.com/watch/mr-bates-vs-the-post-office/10a0469/10a0469a0001Artwork by DimosoMusic by Lyle FultonGet in touch via lyle@dimoso.com or info@dimoso.comMore information at www.dimoso.com and www.therestispr.comFollow us on Twitter - @TheRestIsPR Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Stephen Bradshaw has been giving evidence to the Horizon IT inquiry

A 22-year-old who died in a crash in Chatham has been described as a 'loving' and 'devoted' young dad.Scaffolder Liam Dixon passed away last week after the motorbike he was riding collided with a car as he travelled home from work.Also in today's podcast, a professor of law at the University of Kent has raised concerns about government plans to exonerate all former postmasters prosecuted using evidence from the flawed Horizon IT system.It's as the government says it's working to overturn all convictions as 'quickly as possible'.The Prime Minister's been asked to step in following concerns for the future of the Gravesend to Tilbury Ferry.A consultation's under way as council bosses consider whether they can afford to keep subsidising the service. Hear what's been said in the Commons.We've also been speaking to a couple from Ashford who've officially launched a charity following the death of their baby son.Oliver Steeper choked at a nursery in September 2021 and a foundation in his name will provide free anti-choking devices to nurseries, pre-schools and childminders across Kent.Frustrated villagers near Ashford are calling for Royal Mail to unlock a "forgotten" post box that's been sealed for three months.People in Smarden say elderly neighbours have been left unable to send their mail as other sites are too far away.And in sport, a Kent athlete is hoping to follow in the footsteps of Olympian Lizzie Yarnold and become the next Skeleton Champion.Isabella Fassnidge from Sevenoaks has been selected to represent Team GB in the 2026 Winter Olympic Games .

Today, we look at Rishi Sunak's plan to bring in a new law that will overturn convictions for victims of the Horizon IT scandal.James and Chris talk to Rebecca Thomson, the journalist who first broke the story back in 2009.Alicia Kearns, chair of the Foreign Affairs Select Committee is also on, after having grilled Lord Cameron, the foreign secretary, over the UK's approach to the war in the middle east, as well as military support for Ukraine. You can join our Newscast online community here: https://tinyurl.com/newscastcommunityhere Newscast brings you daily analysis of the latest political news stories from the BBC. It was presented by James Cook. It was made by Chris Flynn with Clare Williamson, Gemma Roper and Sam McLaren. The technical producer was Hannah Montgomery. The senior news editors are Jonathan Aspinwall and Sam Bonham.

Rishi Sunak reveals the Government will introduce emergency legislation to exonerate and compensate hundreds of sub-postmasters wrongly convicted in the Horizon IT scandal.The Standard podcast hears the latest developments in part one with our political editor Nicholas Cecil at Parliament. Then in part two, senior features writer Katie Strick recounts the harrowing story of an innocent London former Post Office manager who was among victims jailed and later exonerated. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Rishi Sunak's promised a new law to exonerate and compensate Post Office branch managers who were wrongly prosecuted in the Horizon IT scandal. But those seeking payouts will have to sign a statement of truth to say they didn't commit the crimes they were accused of. Lee Castleton - who was played by Will Mellor in ITV's drama about their plight - is back on the Sky News Daily with his reaction as he talks to Niall Paterson about the government's response alongside Bryan Glick, editor of Computer Weekly, which first exposed the story in 2009. Plus, Niall looks at what's happening in Ecuador after armed men stormed a TV station while it was on air. Joining him to talk about the drugs gangs that have declared war on the country's leaders is Dr Christopher Sabatini, a senior research fellow for Latin America at Chatham House and a senior professor of practice at the London School of Economics' School of Public Policy.On the Horizon scandal, the Post Office said: "We're continuing to make interim payments in other cases. We fully share the aims of the current public inquiry, set up to establish what went wrong in the past, and the accountability for it." Fujitsu said: “Fujitsu is fully committed to supporting the Inquiry in order to understand what happened and to learn from it. Out of respect for the Inquiry process, it would be inappropriate for Fujitsu to comment further at this time.” Producer: Soila Apparicio Interviews producer: Melissa Tutesigensi-Charles Promotions producer: Jonathan Day Senior producer: Annie Joyce Editor: Paul Stanworth

It is 2024 and that means... General Election! Sir Keir Starmer started the year with a speech, while prime minister Rishi Sunak heavily hinted in an interview that we are heading for an election in October/November. There's a US election on the way too... In fact, around two billion people around the world are going to head to the polls in the next 12 months. Co-hosts Charlotte Henry and Emma Burnell unpack what it all might mean.  The show also covers the ongoing fallout from the Post Office scandal, after an ITV drama brought it to public attention once again. It might make things uncomfortable for Lib Dem leader Sir Ed Davey on the campaign trail, as he was the minister in charge at the time. Rishi Sunak suggests general election in second half of year - BBC News Keir Starmer's New Year speech Rishi Sunak's strategic genius - The Economist Trump's Colorado appeal may force US Supreme Court to rule on his future - Reuters Ed Davey accuses Post Office bosses of misleading him over Horizon IT scandal - Guardian Charlotte Henry on Threads Charlotte Henry's newsletter, The Addition Emma Burnell on Twitter Emma Burnell's newsletter, Hard Thinking on the Soft Left House of Comments on Twitter Support House of Comments on Patreon - just £6 a month House of Comments is a C.A.H Multimedia production in association with Political Human.

For the past twenty years, the UK has been grappling with the aftermath of the notorious "Post Office scandal," which has affected countless innocent individuals. In 2000, the Horizon IT system was introduced to modernise the Post Office network, but its rollout led to a barrage of wrongful convictions for fraud, theft, and false accounting. Despite technological advancements in digital payments and optimised accounting, the system frequently flagged accounting discrepancies due to bugs and errors, resulting in harsh punitive measures taken against subpostmasters and staff. Consequently, thousands of innocent people lost their jobs, homes, and freedom.The Post Office and its lawyers attempted to cover up the scandal by withholding crucial information about Horizon in court cases, leaving many of the victims without justice or compensation.Recently, the Court of Appeal overturned the wrongful convictions of many former subpostmasters, stating that the Post Office should not have initiated the prosecutions. Jo Hamilton, a former sub-postmistress from Hampshire, joined me on this episode to share her story of how the scandal affected her. She was accused of stealing £36,000 from her branch and pleaded guilty to false accounting in 2008 out of fear of imprisonment.It took years for her to clear her name, and in the meantime, she had to mortgage her house and borrow money from friends. What she didn't know at the time was the fact that the Post Office investigators had evidence indicating that she had never stolen any money but hid it from her defence.This scandal underscores the importance of transparency, accountability, and ethical behaviour, particularly with those we ought to trust the most.You can also listen to my interview with Jo on my audio book 'You Are Accused', available on Audible. Click the link in the description or search for 'You are Accused' by Raphael Rowe to get your copy.‘You Are Accused' with Raphael RoweGuest Links:Jo on XSecond Chance Podcast Links:Second Chance on YouTube Second Chance on InstagramSecond Chance on LinkedInSecond Chance on Facebook Raphael's Website Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode, recorded in front of an audience in the Tortoise newsroom, James Harding is joined by Guardian columnist Gaby Hinsliff, Liz Moseley and Katie Gunning. The team discusses the row within Labour over Keir Starmer's refusal to scrap the two-child benefit cap, Russia's withdrawal from the deal allowing Ukraine to safely export grain through the Black Sea, and the ongoing scandal over the treatment of Post Office workers affected by the Horizon IT system failure.Get in touch to tell us about the stories you think should lead the news. Email newsmeeting@tortoisemedia.com.The producer was Rebecca Moore and the executive producer was Lewis Vickers. For the premium Tortoise listening experience, curated by our journalists, download the free Tortoise audio app. For early and ad-free access, subscribe to Tortoise+ on Apple Podcasts.If you'd like to further support slow journalism and help us build a different kind of newsroom, do consider donating to Tortoise at tortoisemedia.com/support-us. Your contributions allow us to investigate, campaign and explore, and to build a newsroom that is responsible and sustainable. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Its part 2 of week 3 of phase two of the inquiry and three senior former executives from the Post Office and Fujitsu try to explain how they let the dodgy Horizon IT system out of the test labs and into the live Post Office estate where it wreaked havoc with Subpostmasters' businesses and lives. Rebecca and Nick pick over some of the key evidence and Nick plugs his live event with former Subpostmaster Pam Stubbs on 10 November at the Kenton Theatre in Henley on Thames. He promises to put the box office link in the podcast blurb, and look - here it is: https://kentontheatre.co.uk/event/the-great-post-office-scandal/

Keith Todd, former CEO of ICL (owned by Fujitsu) and Tony Oppenheim, former director of Pathway (later Horizon, owned by Fujitsu) get to work on trying to explain to the inquiry how they let the Horizon IT system  into the Post Office estate and how the Post Office were allowed to use data from that system to prosecute Subpostmasters for crimes they didn't commit.

A monster week in the Post Office Scandal - Tony Blair knew the Horizon IT system was a disaster (and ordered his minions to make it not so), the finger-pointing began in earnest, Post Office internal legal advice revealed for the first time, plus interviews with Flora Page and Lee Castleton. This podcast is powered by crowdfunding. If you can spare a dime... https://www.postofficescandal.uk/donate/ 

Sean Farrington speaks to four businesses to see what they'd like to see in the Spring Statement. We also hear from a former postmaster who was wrongly convicted during the Horizon IT scandal to find out what they make of new government compensation. Plus, as the US-UK lift Trump-era trade tariffs, we discuss why it's a good time to be in the steel, aluminium and blue jeans business.

On this week's show, economist Richard Wolff talks with The Heartland Labor Forum about who's really to blame for inflation (hint, it's not the usual suspects)…What happens when teachers are out sick or on quarantine and there's a dire shortage of subs? We find out from the CTU Speaks podcast…On the Belabored podcast, Steve Viscelli discusses his new book The Big Rig: Trucking and the Decline of the American Dream…RadioLabour reports on women's use of WhatsApp to fight abuse…From the Union Dues podcast, author of “The Great Post Office Scandal” Nick Wallis explains the Horizon IT scandal and its' ramifications for the future. Highlights from labor radio and podcast shows around the country, part of the national Labor Radio Podcast Network of shows focusing on working people's issues and concerns. #LaborRadioPod @AFLCIO @Heartland_Labor @CtuSpeaks @DissentMag @radiolabour @DuesUnion Edited by Patrick Dixon, Mel Smith and Chris Garlock; produced by Chris Garlock; social media guru Mr. Harold Phillips.

As the public enquiry into the Horizon IT scandal gears up,  Simon looks at the role played by the National Federation of sub-Postmasters, the Fed,  in the mass prosecution and conviction of its own members for fraud and theft that they were entirely innocent of. He is joined by author of The Great Post Office Scandal Nick Wallis, former Fed Executive Council member Mark Baker, and communications union (and refuge for dissident and disillusioned Fed members) national officer Andy Furey.  “A jaw-dropping tale of what happens when unions distrust their members and surrender independence.”  Music by Scott Holmes.   A Makes-You-Think production.