Paula Vennell Post Office Enquiry

[az city]

Re: Paula Vennell Post Office Enquiry

I don't think there is such a thing as a typical CEO job and can only speak from personal experience. In one of my jobs I worked for an organisation with about 3000 employees. Then the person at the top of the pyramid wouldn't have a clue what I was doing or who I was. What that person did is a mystery to me. When I worked for a smaller company with around 50 employees the CEO knew of everything. In the case of the Post Office there were around 60000 employees and I would not therefore have expected a CEO to get involved with the nitty gritty. That was the point I was making to reinforce my conclusion that Vennells was doubly culpable even though I think my minority opinion that she is putting up a reasonable defence of her untenable situation remains.

Perhaps you have a different experience although I fully expect you to disagree.

You are correct in stating the majority of CEOs of large businesses have little or no knowledge of the day-to-day running of a business and on that basis you'd expect Vennells to be unaware of a few random complaints from disgruntled postmasters.

The problem is during Vennells' tenure this wasn't a few, scattered incidents. It was systematic - they prosecuted over 900 postmasters and had myriad complaints and MPs etc chasing them. It was being widely reported at the time. Constituency MPs were contacting her office. In short, she should and IMHO actually did know something was severely wrong. It was already a major public issue during her tenure. She should have been involved.

[William Treseder]

Re: Paula Vennell Post Office Enquiry

She is as guilty as you can be. She knew absolutely everything that went on in this shameful scandal.
Her answers and emotional breakdowns, are
Pathetic and embarrassing to watch.
If it was up to me, I’d strip her of every penny she has, and put it the compensation pot, and jail her for a long time.

[Alan Lung]

Re: Paula Vennell Post Office Enquiry

She is as guilty as you can be. She knew absolutely everything that went on in this shameful scandal.
Her answers and emotional breakdowns, are
Pathetic and embarrassing to watch.
If it was up to me, I’d strip her of every penny she has, and put it the compensation pot, and jail her for a long time.

Nonsense, she should be executed.

[jeepster]

Re: Paula Vennell Post Office Enquiry

She is as guilty as you can be. She knew absolutely everything that went on in this shameful scandal.
Her answers and emotional breakdowns, are
Pathetic and embarrassing to watch.
If it was up to me, I’d strip her of every penny she has, and put it the compensation pot, and jail her for a long time.

This with out a doubt.

[SLUDGE FACTORY]

Re: Paula Vennell Post Office Enquiry

She is as guilty as you can be. She knew absolutely everything that went on in this shameful scandal.
Her answers and emotional breakdowns, are
Pathetic and embarrassing to watch.
If it was up to me, I’d strip her of every penny she has, and put it the compensation pot, and jail her for a long time.

I think after watching it today I agree

It was car crash stuff

[2b2bdoo]

Re: Paula Vennell Post Office Enquiry

She is as guilty as you can be. She knew absolutely everything that went on in this shameful scandal.
Her answers and emotional breakdowns, are
Pathetic and embarrassing to watch.
If it was up to me, I’d strip her of every penny she has, and put it the compensation pot, and jail her for a long time.

100%

[xsnaggle]

Re: Paula Vennell Post Office Enquiry

Nonsense, she should be executed.

every day fora week!

[The Bloop]

Re: Paula Vennell Post Office Enquiry

The Barristers and Lawyers are very clever.
Their questioning techniques are superb. On several occasions they'd ask her a seemingly open question, which she answers fairly confidently, but several questions later hit her with an email she sent or received, that proved she knew more than she earlier said she did.
It was great tv.

[SLUDGE FACTORY]

Re: Paula Vennell Post Office Enquiry

She was absolutely slaughtered by hislop on have I got news for you

[SLUDGE FACTORY]

Re: Paula Vennell Post Office Enquiry

The Barristers and Lawyers are very clever.
Their questioning techniques are superb. On several occasions they'd ask her a seemingly open question, which she answers fairly confidently, but several questions later hit her with an email she sent or received, that proved she knew more than she earlier said she did.
It was great tv.

Very clever people but even they looked tired and fed up when she came out with another I don't recall etc etc

[TWGL1]

Re: Paula Vennell Post Office Enquiry

I don't think there is such a thing as a typical CEO job and can only speak from personal experience. In one of my jobs I worked for an organisation with about 3000 employees. Then the person at the top of the pyramid wouldn't have a clue what I was doing or who I was. What that person did is a mystery to me. When I worked for a smaller company with around 50 employees the CEO knew of everything. In the case of the Post Office there were around 60000 employees and I would not therefore have expected a CEO to get involved with the nitty gritty. That was the point I was making to reinforce my conclusion that Vennells was doubly culpable even though I think my minority opinion that she is putting up a reasonable defence of her untenable situation remains.

Perhaps you have a different experience although I fully expect you to disagree.

We've all worked for people like Paula Vennells - they're everywhere. People who are over-promoted and lack both the morals and critical thinking skills to do the job they're paid for. That's why the public have so much empathy for those affected - because it could happen to us all

[pipster]

Re: Paula Vennell Post Office Enquiry

They, along with other people in the nhs should be up on corporate manslaughter charges. Their direct actions have led to the death of people.

[bobh]

Re: Paula Vennell Post Office Enquiry

We've all worked for people like Paula Vennells - they're everywhere. People who are over-promoted and lack both the morals and critical thinking skills to do the job they're paid for. That's why the public have so much empathy for those affected - because it could happen to us all

That's the Peter Principle - do a decent job, get promoted.
Repeat until you can't do the job you're promoted into.

[MacAdder]

Re: Paula Vennell Post Office Enquiry

She was absolutely slaughtered by hislop on have I got news for you

https://youtu.be/-9EnbLQzkJ8?si=qk4zIbL0zb5RkTxO

[Robin Friday's Ghost]

Re: Paula Vennell Post Office Enquiry

Very clever people but even they looked tired and fed up when she came out with another I don't recall etc etc

If this ever gets to court - and it will be a outrage if it doesn't - surely this defence won't wash?