If the honours system is intended to reward personal achievement, commitment, duty, selflessness, loyalty, friendship, heroism, and dedicating yourself to a cause higher than yourself (as it should be) then there is no more worthy recipient...
Bryan Glick
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Bryan Glick
@bryanglick
Writer, journalist, editor in chief of Computer Weekly, BSME B2B Editor of the Year & Editor's Editor of the Year 2024. Liverpool FC fan.
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- This image is a sample of the #PostOfficeInquiry evidence from November 2022 - it's a Fujitsu error log from 1999 identifying a bug that seemingly causes *exactly* the accounting errors subpostmasters were convicted for #PostOfficeScandal More details: computerweekly.com/news/252527436…
- I can't tell you how many times since @ComputerWeekly revealed #PostOfficeScandal in 2009 I've said, "Why isn't this leading BBC news?" Tonight on @BBCNews at 6 it finally did. Delighted for the victims - now UKgov: compensation, justice, accountability
- The #PostOfficeInquiry has apparently been unable to find former PO COO Mike Young - the exec who told Paula Vennells that @ComputerWeekly "didn't know what it's talking about" when we first exposed the scandal in 2009 (1/4)
- It's increasingly clear from the #PostOfficeScandal inquiry that this is not so much a case about innocent subpostmasters convicted of crimes they did not commit - but one where they were convicted of crimes that never even took place. A police investigation must follow...New 🚨: There is ‘sufficient evidence’ for police to investigate Post Office scandal bosses. * Lawyer: "More than enough evidence" to open criminal inquiry. * Police watching "every day of inquiry". * CPS appoints specialist KC to the case. Full story 👇 thetimes.co.uk/article/horizo…
- If you want to find out more about Alan Bates - the hero of the #PostOfficeScandal drama on ITV, read our @ComputerWeekly interview with him from 2020: #MrBatesvsPostOffice
- Replying to @bryanglickIf you're wondering how or why the Horizon IT system from Fujitsu helped cause the #PostOfficeScandal this 2021 article for @ComputerWeekly by @nickwallis might help. Includes the amazing quote: "Everybody in the building knew it was a bag of shit”
- Regardless of what you may think about Labour's broadband plan, it's interesting that there's been more debate about the issues around building a 21st century UK telecoms infrastructure on Twitter alone in past 12 hours, than there has been across UK in past 12 years /1
- Emily Maitlis at TechUK dinner: "You're an industry doing so well, soon you'll be able to afford a BBC man..."
- Alan Bates hasn't had a job for 20 years - he's dedicated his life since then to campaigning for justice for his friends, the victims of #PostOfficeScandal. Just think about that for a minute - the depth of commitment and personal sacrifice. Shame on Post Office, shame on govtReplying to @KarlflHere is my attempt to do Alan Bates’ appearance justice. #PostOffceScandal #PostOfficeInquiry #MrBatesVsThePostOffice computerweekly.com/news/366580240…
- Fujitsu's Gareth Jenkins at the #PostOfficeInquiry represents an archetype recognisable to anyone who's worked in IT - the grumpy old techy. Worked for one company for ages. Knows his stuff and respected for his knowledge, but a bit of a pain in the butt to deal with... (1/5)
- Wow - thank you @TheOrwellPrize We're incredibly proud to receive this recognition from you - this one really means a lot to all the @ComputerWeekly and @TechTarget team #humbled #proud #PostOfficeScandalWe are delighted to announce that @ComputerWeekly have been awarded a Special Prize at tonight's Orwell Prize Ceremony, for their work breaking the Post Office Horizon scandal, and sustained investigation and reportage of the story over many, many years.
- This is a great read about the PR and legal threats Post Office made to the BBC Panorama team - @ComputerWeekly didn't receive quite this level of pressure from PO, but the behaviours and aggression are very familiar #PostOfficeScandal -
- Jumped before she was pushed, no doubt - but this is still a bit of a red herring. The CBE is a lightning rod - a way for people to express their anger - but it changes nothing. We still need her to face proper accountability for decisions taken on her watch #PostOfficeScandalFormer Post Office boss Paula Vennells to hand back her CBE with immediate effect after fallout from IT scandal Follow live bbc.in/47IM5o5
