Tag Archives: Post office

The Post Office may be going bust – but its pensions aren’t.

Posted on January 13, 2024 by henry tapper

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 →

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BP Management “Annoyed”

Posted on January 7, 2024 by henry tapper

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 →

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Justice lost in the post – the power of TV drama.

Posted on January 6, 2024 by henry tapper

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 →

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The post office – our bank of last resort

Posted on April 11, 2023 by henry tapper

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 →

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Stamp Collecting – Britain’s most profitable hobby.

Posted on April 13, 2012 by henry tapper

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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