Karl Flinders

Civil service veteran ‘incandescent’ as wait for pension hits four months amid outsourcing mess | Computer Weekly Public servant of over 40 years, who has been waiting four months for pension payments to begin, says government has lost control.

When public sector outsourcing goes wrong, it's not just a contract failure - people's lives are effected. Read more about Capita and the civil servuce pension disaster www.computerweekly.com/news/3666396...

Santander and Mastercard complete test of AI-initiated payment | Computer Weekly Bank and payments giant complete first payment initiated by artificial intelligence in a controlled environment.

AI Agents come for your jobs first and then your money. www.computerweekly.com/news/3666397...

NS&I seeks Bank of England counsel over project disaster | Computer Weekly The Bank of England’s successful IT transformation, praised by the National Audit Office, is being used as a model for government departments, including NS&I, which faces a failing IT project.

NS&I's "Full-Spectrum Disaster" Seeks Inspiration from Bank of England's £800bn IT Success Story
Success in government IT is so rare, it’s like an archaeological find. www.computerweekly.com/news/3666396...

UK government commits £483m to Post Office for IT transformation | Computer Weekly The UK government is to provide the next round of funding to support the Post Office’s move away from its controversial Fujitsu Horizon IT system.

What's anout half a billion quid when you are an arms' length government organisation #PostOfficeScandal www.computerweekly.com/news/3666393...

Email from 1999 reveals Post Office ECCO+ system crash problems | Computer Weekly ECCO+ system experienced freezes during transactions, which could have left Post Office branch account discrepancies

The government needs to properly investigate claims made about ECCO+. No stone should be left unturned in Post Office scandal which goes way beyond Horizon. #PostOfficeScandal www.computerweekly.com/news/3666389...

Minister wants ‘logical conclusion’ to review of digital evidence in light of Post Office scandal | Computer Weekly House of Lords debate saw government minister make an ambiguous promise in regard to the treatment of computer evidence in court.

House of Lords Moves to Kill "Computers Are Always Right" Legal Presumption and minister's ambiguous response #PostOffiuceScandal www.computerweekly.com/news/3666392...

Eradicating Fujitsu and Horizon from the Post Office, step by step | Computer Weekly Post Office chief technology officer tells Computer Weekly about the challenges and progress in removing the controversial Horizon system from Post Office branches.

I interviewed the CTO heading up the Horizon replacement project at the Post Office. Read my write-for more detail than ever before #PostOfficeScandal www.computerweekly.com/news/3666390...

UK government risks ‘perpetuating’ Post Office injustice through response to Capture appeals | Computer Weekly Peers question government’s approach to wrongful conviction appeals from former users of Capture software.

The government risks perpetuating Post Office scandal through second class treatment of former Capture users www.computerweekly.com/news/3666391...

Government bank digital project a ‘full-spectrum disaster’ exposing taxpayers to risk | Computer Weekly National Savings and Investments is unable to tell Public Accounts Committee the cost of its modernisation programme.

The UK's National Savings & Investments digital transformation is turning into a disaster www.computerweekly.com/news/3666389...

Thousands of unread emails and 20 million database errors cause civil service pension hardship | Computer Weekly Capita is to “fast-track” any technology, including artificial intelligence that can help it clear a backlog in civil service pension work

Capita "Overwhelmed" by Civil Service Pension Scheme Takeover Disaster: 16,000 Unread Emails & 20 Million Database Errors www.computerweekly.com/news/3666390...

Peer ‘disappointed’ that DWP review of subpostmaster prosecutions is still months away | Computer Weekly Government indicates that there are so far 108 DWP prosecutions of subpostmasters that will be reviewed

DWP Dragging Feet on Subpostmaster Prosecution Review - Over a Year Later, Still No Action #PostOfficeScandal www.computerweekly.com/news/3666390...

Fujitsu will be out by next summer, says Post Office CTO | Computer Weekly Post Office’s project to replace its controversial core system, will contract suppliers by the summer of this year

Fujitsu will be out before summer 2027 says Post Office CTO - clearest message yet with some detail here #PostOfficeScandal More to come www.computerweekly.com/news/3666389...

Minister responds to criticism of Post Office Capture redress scheme | Computer Weekly Subpostmaster redress claim on ‘pause’ as UK government agrees to look at complaints about scheme for those who suffered hardship from using the Post Office Capture system.

Government minister responds to complaints about Post Office Capture redress scheme www.computerweekly.com/news/3666388... #PostOfficeScandal

CGI’s artificial intelligence boss knows his job title won’t exist for long | Computer Weekly IT service provider is using AI to increase throughput while applying it to ‘big ticket’ challenges externally.

Last week I had an interesting conversation with Russell Goodenough, head of AI a at CGI.
He says that the job title of AI head is transitory and will not exist in a few years www.computerweekly.com/news/3666386...

History repeats itself in Post Office Capture redress scheme with low-ball offers made | Computer Weekly Early signs show that former Post Office Capture users face derisory initial compensation offers and face impossible appeals process

Are subpostmasters that suffered at the hands of Post Office after unexplained shortfalls while using the Capture system being treated as second class claimamts? #PostOfficeScandal www.computerweekly.com/news/3666382...

Sir Alan Bates slams ‘nonsense’ reported about his financial redress settlement | Computer Weekly Campaigning subpostmaster speaks out about the highly inaccurate claims about the compensation he received.

Sir Alan Bates sets the record straight on his compensation payment #PostOfficeScandal www.computerweekly.com/news/3666381...

Fujitsu boss ‘falls on his sword’ before settling with Post Office scandal victims | Computer Weekly Fujitsu European boss is stepping down from his role amid the troubles brought on by the supplier’s central role in the Post Office scandal

Fujitsu boss Paul Patterson has stepped down (fallen on his sword) #PostOfficeScandal www.computerweekly.com/news/3666378...

Peer demands independent investigation into DWP’s prosecution of subpostmasters | Computer Weekly The DWP’s promised review of prosecutions doesn’t satisfy the demands of politicians and campaigners

Peer Prem Sikka latest to demand a proper investigation of teh DWPs prosecutions if subpostmasters #PostOfficeScandal www.computerweekly.com/news/3666376...

DWP review of Post Office worker prosecutions yet to start, months after announcement | Computer Weekly The DWP said in August that it would carry out an independent review of prosecutions of subpostmasters, but has not yet appointed a reviewer

Lawyers not waiting on DWP inaction over subpostmaster convictions #PostOfficeScandal www.computerweekly.com/news/3666374...

Post Office scandal’s oldest victim calls for total ban on Fujitsu | Computer Weekly Betty Brown wants the IT supplier at the centre of the Post Office scandal banned from all government contracts.

Betty Brown puts Fujitsu in her sights #PostOfficeScandal www.computerweekly.com/news/3666372...

MPs could be unintentionally going easy on tech ‘parasite’ in Post Office scandal bill | Computer Weekly Fujitsu’s Post Office scandal bill should be a share of a figure much higher than the £1.8bn compensation costs cited in a Parliamentary committee.

I never write opinion pieces and stick to fact and analysis, but I made an exception for this one. #PostOfficeScandal www.computerweekly.com/opinion/MPs-...

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.

Pretty significant what the CCRC said yesterday about scope of its Post Office related work #PostOfficeScandal www.computerweekly.com/news/3666369...

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

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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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

Fujitsu staff working on Post Office Ltd Horizon support team were “legalised hackers” according to whistleblower. #PostOfficeScandal www.computerweekly.com/news/3666367...

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.

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 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.

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

Top 10 Post Office scandal stories of 2025 | Computer Weekly Here are Computer Weekly’s top 10 Post Office scandal stories of 2025.

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...

Fujitsu underestimated Post Office scandal backlash | Computer Weekly Fujitsu loses UK government megadeal despite internal confidence, as political pressure mounts.

Is Fujitsu government business dyke begining to crack? #PostOffiecScandal www.computerweekly.com/news/3666362...

Fujitsu police contract ‘complicates’ Post Office investigation | Computer Weekly National Police investigation into Post Office scandal uses IT infrastructure provided by Fujitsu.

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.

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...