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...“I hold the officials far more guilty in all of this than politicians,” he said....
...I can’t wait,” he added....
...“I think this is the best opportunity nationalists have ever had and I certainly think they are utilising this moment more effectively than unionists.”...
...Chalk said in a statement: “I’m proud of the UK’s reputation as the heart of global legal services and I want to keep it that way....
...“I just want to be able to take you on holiday again,” Mr Bates tells his partner at one point. “You know, a proper holiday. Abroad, not just camping.”...
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...“I am truly sorry for the devastation caused to the sub-postmasters and their families, whose lives were torn apart.”...
...Davey told Sky News this week: “I wish I knew then what I know now, that this was a conspiracy on a huge scale with the Post Office lying to victims, to judges, to ministers of all political parties over...
...While I agree with much of it, I take issue with her assertion that pursuing local production, country by country, will make sense in the long run (though I agree with her that it will be inflationary...
...But I believe there is a missing piece to this puzzle: culture....
...“I have been painted as a Grinch-like figure,” he says, and complaints have caused him “sleepless nights . . . It feels so trivial and unimportant in the grand scheme of things.”...
...But I am less certain there will be a national broadcaster, whether the BBC or ITV, that is able to capture the national imagination and the country’s attention in the same way that Mr Bates Vs The Post...
...I have met health department officials who have never been inside a hospital or care home. I’ve met quango heads who hire management consultants rather than talk to customers....
...“I’ve cried so many times. It’s a very proud moment for everybody to see what this drama can do, to remind ourselves that drama can be important in this way and make a real difference.”...
...I’ve just finished The Secret Hours, which is set in the same world as the Slough House thrillers and features some of the same characters in smaller roles, and I very much enjoyed it....
...My wellbeing gurus are all of the marathoners and runners I follow online: Emma Bates, Molly Seidel, Eliud Kipchoge... I hope they wear sunscreen. In another life, I would have been a pilot....
...David Hunter, senior counsel at UK law firm Bates Wells, wrote this in response: I think he is spot on to highlight the need for investors to “act on the basis of the most likely future, not the future...
...“I am sorry for the hurt caused and I am sorry for the fact that during my tenure as CEO, despite genuinely working hard to resolve the difficulties, the Post Office did not identify and address the defects...
...One gagging agreement even inhibited the evidence of a witness in the case of Alan Bates before the High Court....
...“I refute the allegation that I am a liar,” he wrote....
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