Pamela Church

book loving 📚 mum & grandma! #postofficescandal former postmistress

[Christopher Head OBE @chrish9070]

#PostOfficeScandal This morning on @BBCBreakfast hosted by @jonkay01 and @SarahCam3 they were joined by former Sub Postmaser @tim_brentnall and Lost Chances (@ChancesFor62935 ) group members Katie Burrows and Rebecca Foot whose family were affected by the scandal. The report was conducted by @BBCEmmaSimpson

Today before the @CommonsBTC chaired by @liambyrnemp they will question Ministers, Officials and Executives of the @PostOffice on redress. The @ccrcupdate will also be in attendance. And finally they will also question Paul Patterson the European head of @Fujitsu_Global @fujitsu_uk on why his company have not yet provided a single penny towards redress despite telling the same committee they had a moral obligation to do so. As Katie said this morning, “What are you waiting for?”

Watch now below👇

[Pamela Church @EvieRose123]

@chrish9070 @BBCBreakfast @jonkay01 @sallynugent @PostOffice @biztradegovuk @nickwallis @UKHouseofLords @HouseofCommons @premnsikka @BBCEmmaSimpson @KateOsborneMP @RtHonKevanJones @RosieBrock71780 What an amazing lady!

[Pamela Church @EvieRose123]

@chrish9070 @nickwallis @RosieBrock71780 @KateOsborneMP @premnsikka @DanNeidle @HeatherDexterR1 @SarahLudford @kevinhollinrake @LordRennard @biztradegovuk So extremely happy to hear after all your hard work that you have finally received your redress. I can’t comprehend how it has taken so long and why you were faced with such huge hurdles along your way. May you now take this time to enjoy what is rightfully yours xx

[Pamela Church @EvieRose123]

This man is absolutely despicable, he ruined the lives of so many innocent people. He tore apart families without a second thought. I do not know how he can sleep at night

[Monsieur Cholet @stugoo17]

#PostOfficeScandal #PostOfficeInquiry #HumanRightsViolations #Accountability

The Enforcer Who Drove a Man to his Death

Sub-Postmaster Michael Mann wrote his suicide note after Stephen Bradshaw interrogated him.

"After the bullying the Post Office has done I have no choice."

Bradshaw remained on the payroll for a further 12 Years.

October 22, 2013. Phil Edwards came home from his shift as a pub chef. The lights were on. He found his partner Michael Mann hanging.

Three letters lay on the table. One to Edwards. One to Mann's family. One to the Post Office.

"I love you Phil, but cannot go on and meet the accusations of 'fraud' to the end," Mann wrote.

"They will 'fit me up'... Don't let the Post Office get to you either, let the media know if you like!"

Two months earlier, Stephen Bradshaw and Helen Rose had arrived at Mann's workplace. Five Post Office investigators. Police waiting. Mann shouted he hadn't done anything wrong. They arrested him anyway. Accused of stealing £15,000 from a Post Office in Lytham St Annes.

The Post Office investigated Mann's death. Interviewed Bradshaw. Interviewed Rose.

Conclusion: "All Post Office personnel behaved professionally."

Professional conduct. A man dead. The Investigator still employed.

Facts: The Death Squad

Thirteen suicides. That's the official count. Michael Mann. Martin Griffiths. Peter Huxham. Ten others some of whose names we don't know.

Fifty-nine contemplated ending their lives. Ten attempted it. Multiple times.

Stephen Bradshaw joined the Post Office in 1978. By 2013, he'd perfected his craft. Intimidation. Isolation. Destruction.

August 16, 2013. Bradshaw and Rose arrived at Turnstone Road Post Office in Stockport. Mann became "more agitated and anxious" when he saw them, the internal report noted.

He knew what was coming.

They took him to Cheadle Heath Police station. Searched his home. Found Edwards' holiday euros. Called it evidence.

Mann was suspended. Then fired for "gross misconduct." Never convicted. Never tried. Just destroyed.

October 23, 2013. Mann was due back at the Police station. He never made it.

The Sunday Times found that after more than 46 years at the Post Office, Bradshaw left the organisation "earlier this year."

After the Inquiry. After the exposure. After everything.

But not after Michael Mann.

The Metropolitan Police has spent £7.2 million to date investigating.

Operation Olympos. Forty-five suspects. Seven "main suspects." Just four interviewed in five years.

Mann's family still fights for justice. His niece Amy named her baby Jude Michael. After the uncle who never got to meet him.

Lies: The Isolation Torture

"You have told me a pack of lies."

That's how Bradshaw spoke to Jacqueline McDonald. She'd run a Post Office for years. The computer showed £50,000 missing. It never existed.

McDonald served 18 months in prison. Lost her home. Paid back nearly £100,000 in phantom debt.

She called them "Mafia gangsters looking to collect their bounty."

Bradshaw's technique was surgical. Tell each victim they're alone. You're the only one. Nobody else has these problems. Must be you.

Lisa Brennan heard it. Janet Skinner heard it. Michael Mann heard it.

Mann wrote in his final letter: "As many people have reported them on websites." He'd discovered the lie. Too late.

The Witness Statements were worse.

Bradshaw signed documents he didn't write. "The Post Office continues to have absolute confidence in the robustness and integrity of its Horizon system."

He admitted it to the Inquiry. "I was given that statement by Cartwright King and told to put that statement through."

Marketing copy became sworn evidence. PR statements sent people to prison. Or worse.

Unaccountability: The Cover-Up

After Michael Mann died, the Post Office had a problem.

Colin Stretch investigated. He interviewed Bradshaw and Rose. He talked to the five Investigators who'd attended Turnstone Road.

His conclusion? "There are no grounds to support the allegations made by Mann. I do not believe that Bradshaw and Rose acted inappropriately."

Mann was dead. His accusations died with him.

The report was authorised by none other than Angela van den Bogerd, the Executive who oversaw prosecutions. She'd later be portrayed in the ITV drama as Paula Vennells' enforcer.

January 2024. Bradshaw takes the stand at the inquiry. He's still employed. Forty-six years with the Post Office.

Why wasn't he fired after Mann's suicide?

Simple.

Fire him, and you admit wrongdoing. Admit wrongdoing, and you admit the Post Office ordered it. Keep him inside. Control him. Pay him. Protect him.

The Victims got criminal records. Bradshaw got a pension.

Corruption: Blood Bonuses

"How well you do your job." That's how Bradshaw described bonuses.

The job was breaking people.

In 2011—two years before Mann—Bradshaw boasted about convincing a Barrister to pursue theft charges. "Wide impact on the business," he wrote.

Did protecting the business earn bonuses? "It may do."

Every conviction was revenue. Every guilty plea saved money. Every suicide closed a file.

Martin Griffiths killed himself eleven days before Mann. Different town. Same thugs in cheap suits. Same fatally flawed system.

The Post Office paid Martin Griffiths' widow £140,000. Drip-fed. Conditional.

Sign an NDA. Don't talk about how we killed your husband.

This was organised crime with IT support. A protection racket with computer screens.

The Post Office created phantom debts. Demanded payment. Destroyed those who questioned. Paid bonuses to the destroyers.

Michael Mann saw it clearly. "They will fit me up," he wrote.

He was right.

Kickbacks: The Confession Factory

Bradshaw signed statements about systems he didn't understand. About technology he couldn't evaluate. About innocence he wouldn't consider.

"Not technically minded," he told the Inquiry.

But he swore absolute confidence in Horizon. Under oath. In court. Sending people to prison.

Or to their deaths.

Michael Mann had worked for the Post Office for years. Managed branches in Preston, Blackpool, Stockport. Well-liked by customers. Trusted by employers.

Until Horizon showed a discrepancy. Until Bradshaw arrived.

Mann's partner Edwards remembers the aftermath. "He was very quiet, because he did suffer from depression anyway."

The Arrest. The Suspension. The Termination for gross misconduct. Each step calculated. Each step closer to the end.

October 22, 2013. Mann bought Edwards Doctor Who DVDs for his birthday. Bought envelopes for job applications, he said.

He used them instead for suicide notes instead.

The Reckoning That Never Comes

February 2014. Manchester South Coroner's Court. The Inquest into Michael Mann's death lasts just 19 minutes.

No press attended. The Coroner said Mann took his own life due to "worry, the upset of all that had been going on."

No further investigation. No consequences for Bradshaw.

The Metropolitan Police continues Operation Olympos. Glacial progress.

Bradshaw finally left the Post Office earlier this year. Full pension probable. Freedom guaranteed?

Michael Mann's family still fights. They want his name cleared. They want acknowledgment he was innocent.

The Post Office offers "heartfelt apology." Offers to meet privately. Offers everything except what matters.

Justice. Accountability. Prison for the perpetrators.

The Machine Grinds On

Phil Edwards lives with the image. Coming home. Finding Mann hanging. Reading the letters.

"It was really devastating," he says. Twelve years later.

Patricia Yeoman, Mann's sister, keeps his memory alive. Her daughter Amy named her son after him. Jude Michael. Life after death.

They didn't know about the investigation until they read Mann's suicide note. "He was very quiet, Mike... very deep," Patricia says.

The note was clear. The Post Office bullied him to death. He knew they'd fit him up. He'd read about other victims online. He chose death over their justice.

Stephen Bradshaw continued working for eleven more years after Mann died.

He interrogated more victims. Signed more false statements. Collected more pay cheques.

The Post Office knew. They'd investigated. They'd cleared him. Professional conduct maintained.

Is this British justice? The enforcer walks free. The innocent lie in graves.

Questions Without Answers
Why did it take twelve years to remove Bradshaw after Michael Mann's death?

Why was "professional conduct" the verdict when a man was dead?

Why does the system protect perpetrators while victims kill themselves?

Mann wrote: "Don't let the Post Office get to you either."

But they got to him. They got to Martin Griffiths. They got to Peter Huxham. They got to thirteen souls who chose death over dishonour.

The Post Office expresses regret. Says lessons are learned. Says it's all in the past.

Stephen Bradshaw left with his pension intact. Michael Mann left in a coffin.

The next scandal is already brewing. The next enforcer is being trained. The next victim is being chosen.

The next suicide might already be writing their note.

Somewhere, an executive is calculating bonuses. Somewhere, a lawyer is drafting denials. Somewhere, an investigator is destroying a life.

The machine that killed Michael Mann still runs.

Stephen Bradshaw is gone but not punished.

Michael Mann is dead but not forgotten.

His family still waits for the Post Office to admit what everyone knows.

They killed him. They investigated themselves. They called it professional.

Twelve years later, they call it regrettable.

The dead don't get to hear apologies.

The living don't get justice.

Welcome to Britain. Where corporate killers retire with pensions. Where their victims get graves.

@PostOffice @PostOffInquiry @voiceofthePM @NigelRailton @kevinhollinrake @peterkyle @liambyrnemp @Janetsk20073533 @CastletonLee @mariaspears @DeirdreC65

[Pamela Church @EvieRose123]

RT @ChancesFor62935: #Urgent Call to Action: Acknowledging the Impact of the Post Office Scandal on Families. State- Sponsored Child Abuse!…

[El Shaikh @ElCShaikh]

As of 29 August 2025, the number of eligible applicants to the Post Office’s Horizon Shortfall Scheme rose to 10,666, that is 499 more than at the end of June 2025:

[Christopher Head OBE @chrish9070]

#PostOfficeScandal New Minister appointed for the Post Office. Blair McDougall has been appointed Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State (Minister for Small Business and Economic Transformation) at the @biztradegovuk

Blair McDougall was appointed Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State in the Department for Business and Trade on 7 September 2025. He was elected as the MP for East Renfrewshire in July 2024.

18th Minister since Scandal began according to media reports. The revolving door strikes again👇

[Lee Castleton OBE @CastletonLee]

Madness?
It’s so much worse.
Who said this spend was ok.
It can’t be the post office they have no money.

[Lost Chances (Registered Charity 1213178) @LostChances2024]

🌟 This weekend, Lost Chances kicked off our first well-being walk! It was truly moving to connect with fellow members and share our stories. The outcome? The urgent call for justice and accountability, only then can all involved in this begin to heal. Let’s keep pushing for change and support each other! #LostChances #JusticeForParents 💪❤️#postofficescandal #MentalHealthAwareness #justice @stugoo17 @zlellen @SkyNewsAdele @CastletonLee @hudgellsol @LordHastings @brianwhelton @LordRennard @IFAD9S @lordnickbourne @liambyrnemp @Janetsk20073533 @ElCShaikh

[Pamela Church @EvieRose123]

@CastletonLee What’s the odds this has come out of the money earmarked for redress and NOT post office coffers?

[Pamela Church @EvieRose123]

@JoHamil73963257 @BBCBreakfast @biztradegovuk @gareththomasMP @jreynoldsMP For goodness sake! Betty is 92 !! Just pay her, her redress in full!
Stop giving the money to solicitors and lawyers to argue over lesser amounts!!! If you just paid forensic evidenced claims would have cost you all less that you’ve spent on legal fees!!!

[Pamela Church @EvieRose123]

@voiceofthePM How absolutely horrifying that a supposed postmaster without any legal authority would seek to charge wronged post masters for their “guidance” which is worthless at best!
I’m disgusted at such disgraceful behaviour !

[Pamela Church @EvieRose123]

Absolutely shocking! Do not engage with this person !!!!

[Voice of The Postmaster @voiceofthePM]

If any postmaster gets one of these, please do not engage with this person! We at VOTP will happily help anyone submit an HSS claim absolutely free of charge.

[Pamela Church @EvieRose123]

@mkiceburnmarko @PostOffInquiry @PostOffice @fujitsu_uk @biztradegovuk @OctopusEnergy So sorry to hear about your dear mum, you’ll be in my thoughts and prayers xxx

[Pamela Church @EvieRose123]

@chrish9070 @CastletonLee @smb_lawchat @BBCBreakfast @BenThompsonTV @rachelburden @PostOffice @fujitsu_uk @nickwallis @premnsikka @DanNeidle @PeterStefanovi2 @UKHouseofLords @HouseofCommons @KateOsborneMP @gareththomasMP @jreynoldsMP @kevinhollinrake I’m sure we’ll all be following this very closely! Such a brave man, I hope @fujitsu_uk and @PostOffice do the right thing and have learned from past mistakes

[Monsieur Cholet @stugoo17]

#PostOfficeScandal #PostOfficeInquiry #StateCoverUp #Mutualisation
Government to deliver plan to Mutualise the Post Office. https://t.co/9zXTWCbIpk.
Department of Business and Trade has asked Boston Consulting Group to assess how the Post Office's ownership could be transferred to 'franchisees'.

[Pamela Church @EvieRose123]

@alisonbarrow The blue hour ❤️

[Alison Barrow @alisonbarrow]

Giveaway! 📚📚📚
We're having a refit at work & clearing our shelves.

These gorgeous stories need new homes. Happy to send when I'm back at my desk, so if you'd like me to mail you, pls RT, follow & let me know which I can pick for you. (1 per person, UK only!) ends 12/8/24 😊

[tim brentnall @tim_brentnall]

BBC breakfast this morning, lovely report about my Lando. Wonder where the name came from??🧐🧐🤔🤔 @LandoNorris @McLarenF1 @F1 @SkySportsF1 @MBrundleF1 @CroftyF1

https://t.co/TnhaG6a9Mx

[Pamela Church @EvieRose123]

@karen_king @bookouture Bought mine!