Angus Brown

Director at Spotlight on Corruption & Global Witness Trust (UK). Previously Forensic Investigations, ESG & Climate Change @PwC; STH @afcwimbledon. VMO, RTNE

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[Christopher Head OBE @chrish9070]

#PostOfficeScandal A @PostOffice lawyer who is STILL employed by the organisation and is now working as head of legal for dispute resolution and brand, and also heads the unit for sub-postmasters’ appeals and compensation. This is a complete disgrace. The toxic culture is ingrained in this company and to change it every person involved in the scandal needs to be removed.

WBD (Womble Bond Dickinson) the lawyers acting for the Post Office at the time sent an email from Amy Prime to the current @PostOffInquiry witness Rodric Williams. In the email, Prime said that, although the Post Office might face criticism later on, she proposed trying to supress the guidelines ‘for as long as possible’. She continued: ‘For now, we’ll do what we can to avoid disclosure of these guidelines and try to do so in a way that looks legitimate. However, we are ultimately withholding a key document and this may attract some criticism from Freeths who were the claimant lawyers at the time. If you disagree with this approach do let me know.’

Williams, who is now a head of legal at the Post Office and responsible for deciding on compensation issues, was regularly consulted by the organisation’s public relations team in 2014 and 2015 as more questions started to be asked about Horizon and the reliability of convictions.

He told the Post Office PR head that ‘this is getting ridiculous’ after journalist @nickwallis asked for evidence that the system was trustworthy. He wrote a further internal email saying: ‘We don’t need to do research on Horizon. It is the system we provide to [sub-postmasters] and require them to use. If [they] don’t they can choose not to provide services for us. We are not required to bespoke our accounting system to the whims of each individual.’ He described the growing media interest in the scandal as ‘puerile’.

After former sub-postmaster Tim McCormack @Jusmasel2015 raised questions criticising Horizon, Williams emailed Post Office executive Angela Van Den Bogerd: ‘This guy is a bluffer who keeps expecting us to march to his tune.’

Full article here by @JohnHyde1982 for @lawsocgazette here👇https://t.co/qtc1O1ZxlJ

#MrBatesVsThePostOffice #MrBates #MrBatesVsPostOffice #MrBatesPBS #PostOfficeInquiry

[Spotlight on Corruption @EndCorruptionUK]

🤔A familiar refrain @TomTugendhat that the long-delayed #AntiCorruption Strategy is “expected shortly” (the PM said the same in Jan and it was supposed to be out by the end of 2023). It's time the government made good and published this crucial strategy.

https://t.co/8LMPKF7sjB

[Simon Bowers @sbowers00]

Exactly 2yrs ago, the UK promised "new legislation to tackle economic crime following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine”
“...Reforms to bear down on the use of 🇬🇧LIMITED PARTNERSHIPS for money laundering, including ILLICIT RUSSIAN FINANCE”
But it's *not* working ⛔️Why?
( 🧵 1/)

[Angus Brown @AngusBrown01]

#postofficescandal … men and women driven to false imprisonment, suicide and bankruptcy …

and yet still Paula Vennells (‘CBE’ ) & other senior @PostOffice executives walk free & live their lives without consequence or personal contrition.

#moralbankruptcy

[Carol Vorderman @carolvorders]

Alan Bates turned down an OBE as Paula Vennells, the woman in charge of the Post Office through the Horizon Scandal, retains her CBE and refuses to give it back.

A man of honour 🙏🏼❤️

#MrBatesVsThePostOffice #PostOfficeScandal

Alan, 69: “The first thing that sprang to my mind while reading the letter (offering me an OBE) was Paula Vennells still had a CBE. I felt so deeply insulted. She presided over a policy of harassing hundreds of innocent people. It’s not just that the Government hasn’t asked her to return it. What’s even worse is that despite knowing the strength of feeling about it, how people have suffered and some cases died on her watch – she doesn’t feel inclined to give it back.”

Alan accepted a @PrideOfBritain award in 2023.
We were over the moon to give that to him.

Not all heros wear capes 💜

@DailyMirror https://t.co/WrffhWLyFx

[Alice Harrison 🌍 @AliceBHarrison]

Lots of people seem to think it's fine to lead climate talks AND make millions from fossil fuels. It really isn't. Brilliant breaking news from my colleague @patrickgaley and @MattMcGrathBBC #COP28UAE https://t.co/3sh5w3GNUx

[Susan Coughtrie @skcoughtrie]

🚨Today anti-#SLAPP measures have become law in the UK for the first time.

This *really* is a landmark moment, but to effectively address the issue of SLAPPs, a standalone UK Anti-SLAPP Law is the sorely needed, and logical, next step.

➡️https://t.co/jxBT9f19Hz 1/

[Archbishop of Canterbury @ArchbishopSarah]

Pray for the people of Israel, Gaza and the West Bank. Pray for the future of the Holy Land.

My statement this evening:

[Angus Brown @AngusBrown01]

Why ⁦⁦the #BBC doesn't call Hamas militants 'terrorists'

⁦@JohnSimpsonNews⁩ ⁦@BBCr4today⁩ https://t.co/JheXClJjZE

[Angus Brown @AngusBrown01]

Congratulations to Nick Ephgrave as he takes up his important new post as Director of the @UKSFO

As we highlight in our thread below - he faces no shortage of challenges ⬇️.

We wish him every success. @EndCorruptionUK

[Spotlight on Corruption @EndCorruptionUK]

As plenty of commentary has highlighted, Nick Ephgrave, the new director of @UKSFO, starts today and he certainly has a lot on his plate.
Crucially he will need to:
👉 ensure the SFO’s full independence from government as a new framework with the @attorneygeneral is put in place

[Angus Brown @AngusBrown01]

@PatrickBHenry @BorisJohnson Patrick - rather unnecessarily aggressive.

I'm merely saying that the report presents facts.

People can consider them & reach their own views as to the fairness of the committee's process & the reasonableness of the conclusions.

[Angus Brown @AngusBrown01]

@Bren4Bassetlaw: you assert that the #PrivilegesCommitteeReport is "spiteful & vindictive"?

You talk about backing "fairness & justice". Just to be clear:

- Which facts in the report do you dispute? Or,

- Do you accept the facts but dispute the recommendations?

Thank you

[Brendan Clarke-Smith @Bren4Bassetlaw]

I am appalled at what I have read and the spiteful, vindictive and overreaching conclusions of the report. I won’t be supporting the recommendations and will be speaking against them both publicly and in the House on Monday. I’m backing fairness and justice - not kangaroo courts

[Angus Brown @AngusBrown01]

Incredible opportunity for a skilled and passionate operations professional to join our team at @EndCorruptionUK and make a real difference in the fight against corruption.

⬇️⬇️

[Spotlight on Corruption @EndCorruptionUK]

🫵 Are you passionate about ending #corruption? Do you have experience managing #grants, balancing #budgets & supporting #operations? If so, you could be the⭐️we're looking for to take @EndCorruptionUK to the next level. Apply @CharityJob ⬇️Deadline 9 July
https://t.co/XsqPdwiELA

[The Citizens @allthecitizens]

Is the gov serious about fighting corruption and fraud in public procurement, or are its pledges empty?

[Spotlight on Corruption @EndCorruptionUK]

📽️It's been a full year since the UK's last #AntiCorruptionChampion resigned. Today @susanpjhawley and @ukaccoalition colleagues urge PM @RishiSunak to appoint a new champion to drive forward the UK's fight against #corruption and improve the #integrity of our political system.

[Angus Brown @AngusBrown01]

⁦@SkyBet⁩ signs five-year deal with ⁦@EFL⁩

#Football continues to be dependent on gambling… and to exploit children & the vulnerable…. at all levels of the professional game

⁦@UEFAcom⁩ ⁦@FIFAcom⁩ ⁦@premierleague⁩ https://t.co/9Oyq9Bb3P1

[Angus Brown @AngusBrown01]

A Conservative talking truth about the mess we’re in, not least due to #Brexit and the ideologically driven @Conservatives now running the country

[The London Economic @LondonEconomic]

Devastating comments! 😬

Watch here: https://t.co/AjAmb4t0rb

[Hannah Rich @hannahmerich]

'The lack of control the player has in respect of gambling is clearly a reflection of his diagnosed gambling addiction.' - how long are we going to surround young players/fans with betting sponsorship & ads and wonder why they can't 'get control' of it?

[Angus Brown @AngusBrown01]

⁦@BrentfordFC⁩ say they will:

"be doing everything possible to provide support to Ivan and his family to deal with the issues raised in this case,"

If serious they could start by not having a #betting company as a sponsor

⁦@premierleague⁩
https://t.co/fOWFn2C7yu