The former head of the National Federation of Subpostmasters, George Thompson, has refused all interview requests since standing down from the union in 2017.
The former head of the National Federation of Sub-postmasters, George Thompson, has refused all interview requests since standing down from the union in 2017, Nick Wallis reportsI have been asked a simple question many times whilst covering the Post OfficeIn any industry, unions act as canaries in the coalmine - spotting problems and raising the alarm. A good union can stop a serious concern becoming an out-and-out disaster.
The man sitting next to Mr Bates in parliament that day was George Thomson, General Secretary of the NFSP. According to the minutes, Mr Thomson told his fellow council members that “the Federation had to be very careful” about Horizon. She’d also heard accounts of fellow NFSP members who had been suspended, sacked and sometimes prosecuted after running up mysterious accounting shortfalls using the Horizon IT system.
It did not make any statement supporting Mr Bates’ campaigning sub-postmasters until after their High Court victory in 2019. ITV News approached George Thompson for comment after he spent years refusing interview requests since he stepped down from the NFSP It adds: “As a result of this scandal, the NFSP is campaigning directly with the UK Government and other key stakeholders for wholesale change in the Post Office structure.
The Post Office states: “we can say with a degree of confidence that Horizon evidence might have featured in prosecutions resulting in 48 convictions.”When I raised the 48 Crown Office convictions with Andy Furey, he said: “The CWU prides itself in providing first class representation for all members when facing disciplinary charges and we support everyone who asks for help with advice, guidance and tangible representation.
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