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 boss has been a Post Office scandal bystander for over a decade | Computer Weekly
IT supplier’s European boss was kept up to date with challenges to the Horizon system, but like others, remained silent.
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All eyes on Fujitsu boss Paul Patterson (the bystander) today as he faces MPs in the department of business and trade select committee. #PostOfficeScandal www.computerweekly.com/news/3666368...
Pretty significant what the CCRC said yesterday about scope of its Post Office related work #PostOfficeScandal www.computerweekly.com/news/3666369...
CCRC says multiple Post Office software systems potentially implicated in miscarriages of justice | Computer Weekly
Statutory body said its work has widened to multiple IT systems, and could even look at potential Post Office miscarriages of justice with no link to IT.
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January 7, 2026 at 3:42 PM
Pretty significant what the CCRC said yesterday about scope of its Post Office related work #PostOfficeScandal www.computerweekly.com/news/3666369...
Fujitsu's workers are at risk as a result of the mistakes and neglect of their bosses past and present. #PostOfficeScandal
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Fujitsu UK job cuts as staff pay the price for failures of top executives | Computer Weekly
Troubled IT giant’s staff are paying the price for senior management failures over Post Office Scandal
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January 6, 2026 at 4:34 PM
Fujitsu's workers are at risk as a result of the mistakes and neglect of their bosses past and present. #PostOfficeScandal
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Fujitsu staff working on Post Office Ltd Horizon support team were “legalised hackers” according to whistleblower. #PostOfficeScandal www.computerweekly.com/news/3666367...
Former Fujitsu IT support team were ‘legalised hackers’ | Computer Weekly
Back doors meant it was possible for Fujitsu staff to steal money from Post Office branches
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January 6, 2026 at 10:13 AM
Fujitsu staff working on Post Office Ltd Horizon support team were “legalised hackers” according to whistleblower. #PostOfficeScandal www.computerweekly.com/news/3666367...
All eyes on Fujitsu boss Paul Patterson (the bystander) today as he faces MPs in the department of business and trade select committee. #PostOfficeScandal www.computerweekly.com/news/3666368...
Fujitsu boss has been a Post Office scandal bystander for over a decade | Computer Weekly
IT supplier’s European boss was kept up to date with challenges to the Horizon system, but like others, remained silent.
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January 6, 2026 at 9:40 AM
All eyes on Fujitsu boss Paul Patterson (the bystander) today as he faces MPs in the department of business and trade select committee. #PostOfficeScandal www.computerweekly.com/news/3666368...
What do you expect in the Post Office Horizon scandal this year?https://www.computerweekly.com/news/366636915/What-will-the-Post-Office-scandal-bring-in-2026
What will the Post Office scandal bring in 2026? | Computer Weekly
Campaigners are waiting to see what will unfold in the Post Office scandal in 2026, but history has told them not to hold their breath.
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January 5, 2026 at 2:55 PM
What do you expect in the Post Office Horizon scandal this year?https://www.computerweekly.com/news/366636915/What-will-the-Post-Office-scandal-bring-in-2026
This year has seen the Post Office scandal continue do dominate me coverage. About 80 Articles this year. Here is a selection. www.computerweekly.com/news/3666362...
Top 10 Post Office scandal stories of 2025 | Computer Weekly
Here are Computer Weekly’s top 10 Post Office scandal stories of 2025.
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December 29, 2025 at 9:15 AM
This year has seen the Post Office scandal continue do dominate me coverage. About 80 Articles this year. Here is a selection. www.computerweekly.com/news/3666362...
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...