Karl Flinders
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Chief reporter at Computer Weekly. Wallsend to that London. Helped expose Post Office Horizon scandal
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Fujitsu police contract ‘complicates’ Post Office investigation | Computer Weekly
National Police investigation into Post Office scandal uses IT infrastructure provided by Fujitsu.
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I asked the Met Police's Stephen Clayman who is heading up the #PostOfficeScandal investigation, Operation Olympos, whether he was confortable with Fujitsu supplying tech that investigators use. Read what he said www.computerweekly.com/news/3666356...
Is Fujitsu government business dyke begining to crack? #PostOffiecScandal www.computerweekly.com/news/3666362...
Fujitsu underestimated Post Office scandal backlash | Computer Weekly
Fujitsu loses UK government megadeal despite internal confidence, as political pressure mounts.
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December 9, 2025 at 10:10 AM
Is Fujitsu government business dyke begining to crack? #PostOffiecScandal www.computerweekly.com/news/3666362...
I asked the Met Police's Stephen Clayman who is heading up the #PostOfficeScandal investigation, Operation Olympos, whether he was confortable with Fujitsu supplying tech that investigators use. Read what he said www.computerweekly.com/news/3666356...
Fujitsu police contract ‘complicates’ Post Office investigation | Computer Weekly
National Police investigation into Post Office scandal uses IT infrastructure provided by Fujitsu.
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December 4, 2025 at 10:45 AM
I asked the Met Police's Stephen Clayman who is heading up the #PostOfficeScandal investigation, Operation Olympos, whether he was confortable with Fujitsu supplying tech that investigators use. Read what he said www.computerweekly.com/news/3666356...
I asked the Met Police's Stephen Clayman who is heading up the #PostOfficeScandal investigation, Operation Olympos, whether he was confortable with Fujitsu supplying tech that investigators use. Read what he said www.computerweekly.com/news/3666356...
Fujitsu police contract ‘complicates’ Post Office investigation | Computer Weekly
National Police investigation into Post Office scandal uses IT infrastructure provided by Fujitsu.
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December 4, 2025 at 10:13 AM
I asked the Met Police's Stephen Clayman who is heading up the #PostOfficeScandal investigation, Operation Olympos, whether he was confortable with Fujitsu supplying tech that investigators use. Read what he said www.computerweekly.com/news/3666356...
Post Office avoids £1m fine after data breach Victims of the #PostOfficeScandal weren't so lucky www.computerweekly.com/news/3666355...
Post Office avoids £1m fine over botched website upgrade data breach | Computer Weekly
The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) considered fining the Post Office £1m for a 2024 data breach that let subpostmasters down again.
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December 3, 2025 at 2:11 PM
Post Office avoids £1m fine after data breach Victims of the #PostOfficeScandal weren't so lucky www.computerweekly.com/news/3666355...
Police might travel to Australia to track down former Post Office legal boss, Jane MacLeod in #PostOfficeScandal probe www.computerweekly.com/news/3666356...
Former Post Office legal boss won’t escape police reach | Computer Weekly
Police said they will question those who evaded public inquiry and named former legal boss Jane MacLeod as example
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December 2, 2025 at 12:04 PM
Police might travel to Australia to track down former Post Office legal boss, Jane MacLeod in #PostOfficeScandal probe www.computerweekly.com/news/3666356...
Dodgy government computer? Who'd have thought? #PostOfficeScandal www.computerweekly.com/news/3666347...
Subpostmaster was told no jury would believe Post Office had ‘dodgy computer’ | Computer Weekly
Academic research says the wrongful prosecution of subpostmasters casts doubt on ‘golden thread’ of British justice, that people are innocent until proven guilty.
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November 21, 2025 at 9:44 AM
Dodgy government computer? Who'd have thought? #PostOfficeScandal www.computerweekly.com/news/3666347...
Fujitsu still being paid millions by all of us and we have no choice #PostOfficeScandal www.computerweekly.com/news/3666345...
Fujitsu milks £110m from HMRC in six months with hardly a public stir | Computer Weekly
IT giant has pocketed £110m from deals with HMRC in six months since the end of March this year.
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November 20, 2025 at 1:35 PM
Fujitsu still being paid millions by all of us and we have no choice #PostOfficeScandal www.computerweekly.com/news/3666345...
Don't hold your breath over the Post Office's ditching Fujitsu in 2027 - option for extention to 2028 written into contract #PostOfficeScandal www.computerweekly.com/news/3666344...
Post Office contract with Fujitsu has option to extend into 2028 | Computer Weekly
Extention agreement for controversial Horizon contract with Fujitsu has option that could take the relationship well into 2028.
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November 13, 2025 at 9:45 AM
Don't hold your breath over the Post Office's ditching Fujitsu in 2027 - option for extention to 2028 written into contract #PostOfficeScandal www.computerweekly.com/news/3666344...
This Fujistu extension becomes less surprising everytime #PostOffiecScandal www.computerweekly.com/news/3666343...
Post Office extends controversial Fujitsu contract in £41m deal | Computer Weekly
The Post Office’s controversial Horizon contract with Fujitsu will run at least until March 2027
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November 10, 2025 at 12:34 PM
This Fujistu extension becomes less surprising everytime #PostOffiecScandal www.computerweekly.com/news/3666343...
Read about a Horizon defect that has been around for years, "sufficiently serious" enough for Ron Warmington to write to public inquiry #PostOfficeScandal www.computerweekly.com/news/3666335...
Post Office scandal investigator warns public inquiry about Horizon defect at large for years | Computer Weekly
Forensic accountant who helped expose Horizon scandal described defect ‘sufficiently serious’ to inform public inquiry.
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October 30, 2025 at 3:54 PM
Read about a Horizon defect that has been around for years, "sufficiently serious" enough for Ron Warmington to write to public inquiry #PostOfficeScandal www.computerweekly.com/news/3666335...
Read about a Horizon defect that has been around for years, "sufficiently serious" enough for Ron Warmington to write to public inquiry #PostOfficeScandal www.computerweekly.com/news/3666335...
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October 30, 2025 at 3:52 PM
Read about a Horizon defect that has been around for years, "sufficiently serious" enough for Ron Warmington to write to public inquiry #PostOfficeScandal www.computerweekly.com/news/3666335...
Anger as Fujitsu’s UK government work grows #PostOfficeScandal www.computerweekly.com/news/3666336...
Peer angry as sales figures suggest Fujitsu has weathered Post Office scandal storm | Computer Weekly
Japanese IT supplier managed to grow its UK public sector business last year despite the fallout of the Post Office scandal.
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October 30, 2025 at 8:04 AM
Anger as Fujitsu’s UK government work grows #PostOfficeScandal www.computerweekly.com/news/3666336...
Post Office Capture victims should be treated like us, says former Horizon system user as Capture user calls compensation scheme “discriminatory” #PostOfficeScandal www.computerweekly.com/news/3666336...
Post Office Capture redress scheme ‘went down like lead balloon’ and is ‘discriminatory’ | Computer Weekly
Subpostmasters frustrated after meeting with government minister on the announcement of compensation scheme for those who had problems with Post Office Capture.
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October 29, 2025 at 3:07 PM
Post Office Capture victims should be treated like us, says former Horizon system user as Capture user calls compensation scheme “discriminatory” #PostOfficeScandal www.computerweekly.com/news/3666336...
Another year of public inquiry financials and still total cost less than Post Office send on inquiry legal support. no worries taxpayers got that www.computerweekly.com/news/3666335...
Post Office paid one law firm more for inquiry representation than cost of actual inquiry | Computer Weekly
Public inquiry into one of the biggest miscarriages of justice in UK history cost less to run than the Post Office paid one law firm for representation at it.
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October 27, 2025 at 3:33 PM
Another year of public inquiry financials and still total cost less than Post Office send on inquiry legal support. no worries taxpayers got that www.computerweekly.com/news/3666335...
The government is paying the Post Office up to £2m to seach its own archives for information about it Capture software use www.computerweekly.com/news/3666335...
Government awards Post Office £2m contract to search for its own Capture records | Computer Weekly
Up to 1,500 claims expected from former users of the Post Office’s controversial Capture software.
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October 24, 2025 at 2:14 PM
The government is paying the Post Office up to £2m to seach its own archives for information about it Capture software use www.computerweekly.com/news/3666335...
usiness leaders must create new career paths in the age of GenAI, to enuire career drawbridge remains down. www.computerweekly.com/news/3666334...
Atos boss ‘utterly determined’ not to allow GenAI to pull up career drawbridge | Computer Weekly
AI is being used in all sectors of the economy and society, but adopters must ensure the next generation of professionals are not denied a first rung on the ladder because of it.
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October 22, 2025 at 1:02 PM
usiness leaders must create new career paths in the age of GenAI, to enuire career drawbridge remains down. www.computerweekly.com/news/3666334...
The fight for AI talent amongst banks will heat up www.computerweekly.com/news/3666329...
AI talent war sees UBS recruit leadership from JPMorgan | Computer Weekly
Research from Evident reveals US banks lead the way in AI adoption in the finance sector, with a talent war simmering.
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October 17, 2025 at 2:15 PM
The fight for AI talent amongst banks will heat up www.computerweekly.com/news/3666329...
Why did it take 3 months to make appeal referral formal. They have waited decades. #PostOfficeScandal www.computerweekly.com/news/3666328...
CCRC formally sends Post Office Capture referral to Court of Appeal | Computer Weekly
The statutory body agreed in July to refer the conviction of Capture software user Patricia Owens to appeal cou
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October 16, 2025 at 6:07 PM
Why did it take 3 months to make appeal referral formal. They have waited decades. #PostOfficeScandal www.computerweekly.com/news/3666328...
More shocking revelations about inside thinking at Fujitsu #PostOfficeScandal doing business doesn’t necessarily require a heart or a conscience www.computerweekly.com/news/3666327...
Shameless Fujitsu boss confident firm will be back in ‘good books’ in 18 months | Computer Weekly
Pressure is mounting on Fujitsu as its internal culture and lack of genuine regret over its part in the Post Office scandal are revealed by Computer Weekly.
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October 14, 2025 at 12:24 PM
More shocking revelations about inside thinking at Fujitsu #PostOfficeScandal doing business doesn’t necessarily require a heart or a conscience www.computerweekly.com/news/3666327...
Not long until we know what Fujitsu will pay tawards #PostOfficeScandal costs. James Arbuthnot says £700m interim payment and in total half of all costs www.computerweekly.com/news/3666324...
Peer demands Fujitsu pay £700m in interim as it prepares response to Post Office scandal inquiry | Computer Weekly
After 20 months of wait, details of how Fujitsu will contribute to the costs of the Post Office Horizon scandal are to be formalised in the coming days.
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October 7, 2025 at 12:04 PM
Not long until we know what Fujitsu will pay tawards #PostOfficeScandal costs. James Arbuthnot says £700m interim payment and in total half of all costs www.computerweekly.com/news/3666324...
As the deadline approaches for a certain company to make its commitment to financial redress, we need to talk about Fujitsu. Here is a conversation starter #PostOfficeScandal www.computerweekly.com/feature/Fuji...
Fujitsu’s role in the Post Office scandal: Everything you need to know | Computer Weekly
Computer Weekly has investigated the Post Office Horizon scandal since 2008. In this guide, we look at the part Fujitsu played in what is commonly referred to as the largest miscarriage of justice in ...
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October 2, 2025 at 1:35 PM
As the deadline approaches for a certain company to make its commitment to financial redress, we need to talk about Fujitsu. Here is a conversation starter #PostOfficeScandal www.computerweekly.com/feature/Fuji...
Victims of "Capture" Post Office software face battle clearing their names despite govt acknowledging flaws. CCRC reviewing 32 cases but appellants struggle to prove they used the software after 30+ years. "We're all sick of waiting," says one victim. www.computerweekly.com/news/3666315...
Post Office Capture appeals slowed by poor records | Computer Weekly
Poor data on the use of the Post Office Capture software is slowing the review of criminal convictions, says lawyer.
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September 23, 2025 at 12:35 PM
Victims of "Capture" Post Office software face battle clearing their names despite govt acknowledging flaws. CCRC reviewing 32 cases but appellants struggle to prove they used the software after 30+ years. "We're all sick of waiting," says one victim. www.computerweekly.com/news/3666315...
EU set to block Meta, Google & Amazon from accessing financial data under new FiDA rules, protecting banks & "digital sovereignty." Big Tech "loses the lobbying fight" in Brussels. #DigitalSovereignty www.computerweekly.com/news/3666314...
EU to shut door on Big Tech in financial data sharing | Computer Weekly
US tech giants to be excluded from EU’s Financial Data Access initiative, which enables the sharing of certain customer financial data.
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September 23, 2025 at 11:13 AM
EU set to block Meta, Google & Amazon from accessing financial data under new FiDA rules, protecting banks & "digital sovereignty." Big Tech "loses the lobbying fight" in Brussels. #DigitalSovereignty www.computerweekly.com/news/3666314...
I am no accountant, but this seems very wrong #PostOfficeScandal www.computerweekly.com/news/3666313...
‘Utter madness’ as Post Office paid law firm double the cost of scandal public inquiry | Computer Weekly
The Post Office legal representation at public inquiry into Horizon scandal cost twice as much as the actual inquiry
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September 15, 2025 at 12:31 PM
I am no accountant, but this seems very wrong #PostOfficeScandal www.computerweekly.com/news/3666313...
The Post Office Horizon system is a total mess and millions of pounds in unexplained losses is being written off #PostOfficeScandal www.computerweekly.com/news/3666307...
Post Office Horizon accounts are still a mess and replacement system is years away | Computer Weekly
Sources say that the Post Office doesn’t know whether millions of pounds of branch discrepancies are real or not.
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September 12, 2025 at 9:30 AM
The Post Office Horizon system is a total mess and millions of pounds in unexplained losses is being written off #PostOfficeScandal www.computerweekly.com/news/3666307...