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coding since the early 1980s, training and coaching coders and managers since the early 1990s. Married to Gaynor

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Joined March 2010
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Tips for Paula Vennels today from your colleagues so far: No 7: Always refer to the issues as "Horizon" issues, especially when giving an 'apology' i.e. I'm sorry for the problems that Horizon has caused. #PostOfficeInquiry #PostOfficeScandal
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Tips for Paula Vennels today from your colleagues so far: No 6: Oh, and don't forget answering a different question or just talking about random stuff. #PostOfficeInquiry #PostOfficeScandal
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Tips for Paula Vennels today from your colleagues so far: No 5: Volunteer information about how the inquiry has negatively affected you personally #PostOfficeInquiry #PostOfficeScandal
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Tips for Paula Vennels today from your colleagues so far: No 4: When cornered, start your sentences with "so..." #PostOfficeInquiry #PostOfficeScandal
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Tips for Paula Vennels today from your colleagues so far: No 3: Respond immediately and enthusiastically, remembering all of the detail, when someone else was obviously at fault. #PostOfficeInquiry #PostOfficeScandal
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Tips for Paula Vennels today from your colleagues so far: No 2: Pretend someone else was responsible for the detail and play down your role as supervisor. #PostOfficeInquiry #PostOfficeScandal
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Tips for Paula Vennels today from your colleagues so far: No 1: Pretend you don't remember anything at all it was so long ago. #PostOfficeInquiry #PostOfficeScandal
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I'm stunned that a member of the Post Office executive team has actually made a proper apology for their own past behaviour. Whatever it turns out he is culpable for, kudos to Alisdair Cameron, for making a proper apology and accepting responsibility for his actions, or lack of.
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Anyone that believes that computer software is inherently reliable has obviously not spent more than a week in Software Development. #PostOfficeInquiry #PostOfficeScandal #softwaredevelopment #SoftwareEngineering
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"I have no direct recollection of the case but that's not the reason she was aqcuitted, the judge definitely didn't say that the Post Office case had been a sham and I remember the jury was out for a long time" #PostOfficeScandal
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"The fact that a person acted pursuant to order of a superior does not relieve them from responsibility. " #NurembergDefence #PostOfficeInquiry #PostOfficeScandal
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"I was only doing my job, " said the investigator that didn't investigate but prosecuted anyway. #postof
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Fujitsu boss describes Post Office behaviour as 'shameful and appalling' computerweekly.com/news/3665… and appalling via @computerweekly
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"I was just following orders" has now officially been superced by "this would've been handled by people more senior than me" #PostOffceScandal
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Let's be clear. This is not a 'miscarriage of justice' this is a series of deliberate criminal activities in pursuit of financial gain. #postofficescandal
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Wow! That's some reality distortion field they have at the post office
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I love the way the Post Office's corporate website calls it, "The Horizon IT Scandal" and the "Horizon IT Public Inquiry" They still don't get it do they? corporate.postoffice.co.uk/
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Fraudulently prosecuting innocent subpostmasters enabled the Post Office investigations team to steal the PO's reputation and integrity in pursuit of bonuses
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