This morning’s evidence is from someone who served in similar job roles to the bosses who appeared at the inquiry last week.
However, the fact the first 30 minutes of David Miller’s testimony was focused on his Post Office CV is telling.
He joined the business in 1970, was heavily involved in the rollout of flawed IT system Horizon and ended up on the board in charge before his retirement.
On paper at least, it is harder for him to say ‘I didn’t know” or ‘”I wasn’t told”.
We have been hearing a lot about the issues with Horizon from the very beginning – issues David Miller says he was aware of.
The problem is, in 1999 he reportedly told a board meeting the system was “robust”.
He says he can’t remember saying that but must have done if the meeting minutes say he did. Should he have said that? Today, he admitted he shouldn’t have. A big admission.
The question is: why was he not more concerned about possible issues when he rose up the career ladder away from the coal face?
