Tag Archives: Post office
The Post Office may be going bust – but its pensions aren’t.
In an astonishing piece of forensic accounting, Dan Neidle of Tax Policy Associates and Heather Self, uncover that the Post Office has potentially over-claimed £100m of tax-relief for the cost of its discredited prosecutions of sub-postmasters. The Post Office unlawfully … Continue reading
BP Management “Annoyed”
I have now watched the ITV docu-drama and can understand that Paula Vennells found Alan Bates “annoying”. I can understand now “annoying” it was to the Chair of Trustees of BSPS that 7000 of his members chose to transfer out … Continue reading
Justice lost in the post – the power of TV drama.
I will have to watch Mr Bates vs The Post Office on catch-up, I have had a busy time of it lately. This isn’t a review of the series, it’s a comment on the power of TV drama. I am … Continue reading
The post office – our bank of last resort
This blog is about the ongoing and increasing importance of post offices for those who cannot bank – or cannot bank online. I had been under the impression that the Government had stopped using the Post Office to make payments … Continue reading
Stamp Collecting – Britain’s most profitable hobby.
Once upon a time Britain invented the universal penny post that allowed your for 1d to send a letter anywhere in the UK. Because we invented the service and did the infrastructure properly we became the envy of the world and … Continue reading
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