Post Office scandal: former boss denies "lying" at inquiry

[@nigelbullock4411]

It seems to me that the entire senior management of the Post Office were not actually doing anything for their salaries. They neither read anything, said anything, did anything, spoke to anyone, this guy has got it spot on they are either lying through their back teeth or are uselessly incompetent. Jail time beckons.

[@juliemaltby9751]

Totally agree

[@nigellee9824]

No, because they spent all their working day trying to stuff the shop floor postal workers...yes, I'm an ex postman.

[@Sidneyyoungblood75]

Typical bureaucrats and political types.

[@t.dmytryshyn2615]

And yet when the Post Masters and Mistresses when they said they didn't understand why the system wasn't working the PO said too bad you're going to jail. I think the same thing should be done, ignorance is no defense in the law.

[@davidpearson243]

These sort of people aren’t just restricted to the Post Office They are right through British Business They go to the “nice private School “ they interview well and are good presenters

[@davidallan5671]

As he declares he was not lying through his teeth so he was incompetent, can we claw back his bonuses and stop his large pension?

[@eileenpritchard9154]

Jail the liar.

[@ShaneAstley]

I don't see why not I mean, he seemed to agree to a lack of competence so he didn't earn those bonuses it would appear.

[@geoffwright9570]

They're bound to deny any wrong doings because to say anything else is to admit being guilty of corporate misconduct. Which is becoming more apparent as the enquiry goes on.

[@blue_jay31]

Yes please !

[@mrlawilliamsukwarmachine4904]

It’s because technically speaking…he’s wearing dentures.

[@oghamstone5964]

I don't recall.. I can't remember...not quite sure what I was doing....but I took my salary and sent innocent people to jail...

[@exdoode]

that sums it up exactly!

[@johnboy5736]

I agree with every comment below this, a disgrace to British business. Yes you are lying Yes you are incompetent.

[@stuartlawson7977]

Lying through thier back teeth. Should be in jail. All of em.

[@brianbeck4055]

Correct, it boils my piss.

[@eileenpritchard9154]

​@@brianbeck4055 Mine too.

[@kkiwi54]

It's "lying through your teeth", "back teeth" is part of another phrase - fed up to my back teeth - you're welcome 😂

[@WEdwards-i4m]

@@brianbeck4055 mine too

[@owstonlad3859]

@@eileenpritchard9154 very unladylike 🤨

[@kquat7899]

Lying about lying.

[@edwardhendry2179]

Corrupt as usual the management of the Post Office needs to be jailed.

[@JoelJoel321]

Lying and incompetence are of course not mutually exclusive.

[@steviesteve750]

Absolutely this. It's not two alternatives, it's one conclusion. Lying is a symptom of incompetence.

[@fetchstixRHD]

"Dare I say, you're not lying very competently..."

[@paulfranklin8636]

Lovde that line "you're either lying through your teeth or you're a complete incompetent, which"? and all he could do was say he's not lying...thus proving what many of us had come to think of him after his first few minutes this morning.

[@Steve14ps]

As they say in a game of chess 'Checkmate', he didn't even see it coming! Incompetence

[@johnclarke-vs9qe]

Did you know all the top brass at the Post Office have false teeth? That's why you should never believe anything they say!

[@richardgiles2484]

Shameful 😢

[@amandataylor130]

Wow shocking how do these people get highly paid jobs

[@paulfranklin8636]

They went to the right schools and know the "right" people, we've all worked with them, the ones who never make an error (because they tend to do f*** all) but make themselves look very busy in front of senior managers and so get promoted because they've learnt the tricks.

[@colinmiller8361]

They lie.

[@Steve14ps]

Freemasons

[@ChrisMacG060]

They are part of public school/oxbridge, free masons "network" etc.

[@seanhaywood4597]

they know the right people

[@MrGavinBoyd]

Will any of those responsible go to prison?

[@GeraldineMulligan]

Doubt it.😡

[@darrenpotton1875]

No

[@BLUESKY-zt1nv]

Absolutely not ..!!! they will all get massive bonuses for telling lies .

[@sphinx1017]

They will get compensation for the trauma of having to attend this enquiry.

[@iansmith7369]

When this report is finished I bet we the people won’t be aware of the total outcome

[@Jazz-tv4qr]

Sam Stein is amazing!!!!!

[@custossecretus5737]

I don’t recall anything about the company I’m paid a fortune to run and manage, how I got the job I’ve no idea, how I got away with knowing so little for years is a mystery. 🤔

[@charlesregan9917]

He is lying

[@childofthe50s53]

Love this Sam Stein.....pushing them into a corner

[@barbra7562]

What a disgraceful state of affairs. Complete and utter incompetence and dishonesty.

[@eamonfire]

Tired of this bullshit. They're all lying through their arses and need to sacked, with their wages going towards hefty compensation payments.

[@davidbeacham5680]

These guys seem collectively to have very poor very poor memories. Not only that but it appears to indicate that they'd not have a clue about their responsibilities.

[@TheSynthnut]

Wow, wish I got paid the sums these people got for being crap at my job. Not sure I would last long before being shown the door though...

[@neilewart4347]

The government need to start building a new prison to house all those involved. Just watch the majority get away with it . The Establishment always look after themselves

[@elfboy29]

Problem is they are involved too.

[@michaelmcginley7930]

No bricks needed

[@askarkeen9390]

In Britain, any connection between pay and competence is purely accidental.

[@adrianellis4497]

When will liers be held to account? It should be a criminal offence in any enquiry to lie, and straight to gaol

[@HughSmith]

Love the way they know exact times and dates when they are throwing their colleagues under the bus. However they "can't recall" when they are confronted with their own emails

[@Nick-xf5hr]

Why is he still enjoying his retirement? He should be in jail with his pension suspended.

[@ChrisMacG060]

This bloke should never have been in that job. He's proving and demonstrating he was totally out of his depth and utterly incompetent and had no managerial ability, so what exactly did he do while in that job? Looks like he was claiming money under false pretences at the very least.

[@richardjones4142]

Don't be fooled by his plea of incompetence and ignorance. That 's him parroting what his lawyers have insisted he say.

[@minuteman4394]

I only had to look at him

[@iangillon6981]

same

[@A2Z1Two3]

The lying toad , contradicted himself several times when asked similar questions 🙄. Good liars need good memories .

[@fredsmith1970]

absolutely lying - he did read that report, otherwise he wouldn't have known about, or had a view on, the report being "knocked" or why it was being "knocked"

[@freddycook630]

If you threaten these people with prison, I'm sure their memory will come back

[@seanhaywood4597]

we are constantly told that companys have to pay mega wages and bonuses to attract the talanted people, it a joke

[@johnclarke-vs9qe]

The level of incompetence is off the scale. The nation as "owner" of the Post Office should have most of the salaries of these people returned "post haste"!!!!

[@stevenbusby5702]

OMG please put these people in jail.

[@oldneo4309]

As Alan Bates said sell the PO to Amazon for a £1. Then bring on private prosecutions.

[@TrentRidley]

I totally disagree, there's no way this man is either lying or incompetent..... he's quite clearly both.

[@joydivider42]

liar liar pants on fire...this needs to be in a court of law now with a prosecution team prepared to expose this nonsense infront of a jury

[@susanmarch1661]

They are all just distancing themselves. It's like they are saying, it's ancient history. I've spent my bonuses and I don't care.

[@annepoitrineau5650]

What does this man know????? How was he spending his time if he was not reading reports???

[@raymond3021]

Lying about not lying, is there no end to these criminals doubling down on their lies. They don't even seem to care, any of them!

[@auzonedave5403]

A collection of Sergeant Schultz "i know nothing". Find a stalag for them please

[@sailingmrnice]

Shocking. And that's an understatement.

[@itellzzz]

Guilty next. 😊

[@orfordwolf5409]

​​Whoever is at fault will get away with it. They will have their scapegoats lined up already.

[@twankzoid]

Lying through his teeth AND incompetent!

[@Youtube_deleted_my_favourites]

Imagine, at your place of work, some money goes missing. You get blamed. If you deny it you are threatened with court resulting in prison. Or if you admit it you just get a suspended sentence or community punishment. So to avoid prison you admit guilt. Over and done with you think. Then your company sues you for court costs because you were found guilty, you owe £350,000 in court costs. Your life ruined. This company is called the Post Office. Their logo is " whatever you need us for, we're here for you". They spent £100 million in expensive lawers to try to avoid paying £58 million in compensation. The class action saw the incorrectly convicted see £20,000 in compensation after court costs. The executive salaries were between £250,000 and £500,000. Post Office investigators were given bonuses for every Horizon conviction

[@KeithyTom]

This is why the Korean and Japanese are largely critical of British business acumen. We promote incompetence usually based on private education. Will we never learn?

[@tysonator5433]

So not lying, just incompetence then, well that fits in with the professionalism of most of the staff that worked at the post office ! What really gets me this is all done with my tax money !

[@wade6094]

Funny how all the answer's are 'I don't know' or try shifting responsibility onto someone else they should all face the same treatment and sentences the sub post masters went through plus their pensions and bonuses should be used to compensate all those affected by this blatant incompetence

[@Royboy50]

How can they be allowed to to get away with this

[@billwest4570]

He is like every high level manager now, never done the job and bloody clueless, relies on underlings, takes all the credits for anything good, then blames them when it goes tits up.

[@frankiesutherland4277]

Why can’t these people answer a straight question? Lying and prevarication at its worst. They need to be jailed

[@clarebennett7946]

I would like to have asked him " sir, was the report not important enough for you?" Get out of that one.

[@marspp]

Remember folks: all those corporations that people love buying products from have people like this leading them.

[@Vamooso]

I'm not sure it's just incompetence

[@peterjackson2625]

Evasive, like the others.

[@deeestuary]

Whether he read it or not I’m sure he was fully aware what it was saying about Horizon. It’s difficult not to believe that they knew the truth about horizon and that they knew they were prosecuting innocent people and sending them to jail. The alternative would have to be some mass delusion, probably a bit of both was going on. Personally I’m not interested in revenge and punishment, although they fully deserve it, what I would like to happen is for the people at the post office to tell the truth so we can all understand what was really going on and why. That way the sub post masters would at least get some closure as well as getting adequately compensated.

[@andyhilton3359]

This is one of many people in the post off management that need to face legal charges and face criminal investigation.

[@simmybear31]

Lying through their teeth - every one of them! Is a pretty accurate assessment in my book 😡😡

[@seancassidy8092]

best tough questiooning so far keep it up...

[@KeaneVincent-ws6kk]

To realise how those in charge were so incompetent and selfishly up their own selves that innocent people and their loved oves suffered so much is totally sickening. So sad for those who suffered so unnecessarily.

[@Kevin-mx1vi]

Another "stuffed shirt" in a well-paid job they're not competent to do. People like this are exactly the reason the post office is a shambles.

[@johny5724]

Unbelievable !!! trying to distance himself away from his role as a "Boss" at the post office

[@gherkamum]

LIES....

[@robwhitton7399]

Couldn’t seem less bothered or interested shameful!!

[@steviesteve750]

Lying is a symptom of incompetence. They are not separable.

[@gherkamum]

They know it was all wrong but did nothing, still no empathy or shame…..They all look guilty

[@johnhall4851]

These crooks dont know what truth, honesty and integrity is.

[@terryloftus3207]

The best bit is that they ALL awarded themselves massive bonuses,even though THEY have the monopoly.Nothing will get done,they wont have to pay back their salary or bonus,but the govt will STILL go after a guy who gets a few quid when he shouldnt.

[@srmansfield1]

Criminal negligence and corrupt conduct. Why are not the PO executives and those of Fujitsu not been criminal prosecuted?

[@mikejduk]

The scary factor would be, if any of these senior staff are still in their jobs today! Are they not, at the very least, suspended until this enquiry is completed! Surely, such incompetent bodies can not be left in charge of this business!

[@JCC-c9l]

it's unbelievable that we have to listen to these bunch of liars every day when they should be in jail

[@andrewh2u]

This guy...... such a liar and should be facing multiple perjury charges as a starting point. We need to see two faced lying Post Office executives (seen here) and their lying lawyers and investigators serving jail time for this and heavy compensation for their victims and the families of lost victims.

[@tonyknight9912]

They all have this memory problem, which is really code for I'm avoiding the question !

[@toraguchitoraguchi9154]

Usually it's both.....the incompetence leads to lying. In this case he probably skimmed through a report without bothering to pay attention.

[@gherkamum]

They all just lie.......

[@michaeltownsend1719]

"lying" SO EVIL how do they sleep

[@JohnMoir-om3fc]

All comes back to the CEO and the culture she created in order to personally benefit.

[@2ag816]

These lying incompetents, yes both, shame this country! If people from the Post Office management team don’t end up in prison, this country’s shame will be compounded. If you told someone from outside Britain, this story, they just wouldn’t believe you!

[@billywindsock9597]

Lying. Should be on trial himself.

[@johnwilliams2877]

They cant help lying through their teeth. Of course he will deny all knowledge.

[@Scimiter1948]

It wasn't me it was others, but I am not sure who!

[@blue_jay31]

Arrest the man ! 😢

[@portcullis5622]

A perfect example of The Peter Principle. Most (ambitious) people get promoted beyond their level of competence.

[@kylerb2]

Hope his family and friends finally realise what he's been responsible for.

[@kevinrussell1319]

If this was a court of law it would be over months ago.

[@Mandelverse]

Just because they look like you doesnt mean they're doing right by you.

[@ianferguson2434]

Just jail them even if they insist they've done nothing wrong. They took that stance with the post office staff. See how they like a taste of their own medicine

[@mariahenao9988]

It's high time we prioritize our needs and establish a reliable service, particularly for essential things like medication. We must consider the option of privatizing the postal service to ensure people have access to a dependable and trustworthy service.

[@DerrickJenkins-s6c]

Nothing to do with him, then? Arrogant and incompetent.

[@giovannisoave9634]

It all started with despicable David Miller, who convinced everyone that it was all the fault of the sub postmasters. Why isn't he in prison?

[@FrankNstyn]

Ingrained arrogance flows through the veins of all the PO and Fujitsu execs. Always an air of superiority and untouchability. Time to move this show to a criminal court - I want to see them squirm and be punished.

[@damo666]

The inquiry will not have any affect as its not going to go to court and no one from fujistu will get prosecuted. This whole thing is jist to pacify the public

[@simontaylor2319]

It's all "Dave", "Tony"....casual & unprofessional. No wonder these people are in the ___. We need Judge Jeffries at the bench

[@alain_de_frothcorn]

They have clearly been briefed to forget their professional reputation and just ask stupid as you can't be locked up for gross stupidity!

[@tullochgorum6323]

You are sending dozens of your own employees to jail - an action unprecedented in British history - and when there is a report suggesting that this is a miscarriage of justice you don't deign to read it?? Words fail me...

[@williammeyer-ul1se]

lock him up

[@EdLeslie-h4w]

I have no pity for any of this mob as they had no pity for the people they put through hell and for some SUICIDE.

[@b.2221]

At least the guy is consistent he’s still lying though his teeth 🦷.

[@seancassidy8092]

out of body experience...love it hes a liar..not wanting to incriminate himself..lock this guy up..corruption.

[@ricokwan7178]

There are bunches of liars who should be prosecuted for perverting the course of justice for pursuing malicious prosecution. They should also be pursued via civil limbs for damages caused to the Post Office for paying compensations to the sub postmasters.