POL00173770 - Email chain from Nina Arnott to Mark Davies re Panorama

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From: Nina Arnott[IMCEAEX-
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Sent: Thur 11/07/2013 4:12:47 PM (UTC)
To: Mark R Davie:
Subject: RE: Panorama

Just got this — v odd.
Ruth is talking to Portland now.
Everyone aware of Telegraph piece.

Let me know if George comes back —I really hope we can stop this at the outset and persuade the NFSP it’s in their
interests to go back and say we don’t want to do prog — rather than have us get involved.

From: Mark R Davies
Sent: 11 July 2013 16:44
To: Nina Arnott
Subject: Re: Panorama
Thank

This never was funny but is now beyond a joke!

We really need Portland to earn their money now with some innovative and interesting ways of getting us back on
front foot. I'm not sure what we've had from them.

We need some other voices in this. The journalism is appalling.

Are you ok with the telegraph stuff? I know the deputy editor as a mate and can intervene but can only that card
when really needed. What is Portland advice re telegraph?

We will need to warn Paula and others about telegraph piece in advance.
Give me a call if you like
M

Sent from my iPhone

On 11 Jul 2013, at 16:20, "Nina Arnott" wrote:

Dear all
Please see email below. We will look into and come back to you with counsel.

Best
Nina

From: Nina Arnott

Sent: 11 July 2013 16:16
To: George Pascoe-Watson
Cc: Mark R Davies; Ruth X

oliver.pauley:

Importance: High

Hi George

We understand Panorama may be interested in Horizon — see below.

Do you know of Connor Spackman?

Nina

From: Sarah Paddison

Sent: 11 July 2013 16:12

To: Mark R Davies; Ruth X Barker; Nina Arnott; Martin Edwards; Alwen Lyons; Susan Crichton
Subject: FW: Panorama

Please see email below fyi

Sarah Paddison I Assistant to the Office of the Chief Executive

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From: George Thomson! __
Sent: 11 July 2013 15:51
To: Paula Vennells; Susan Barton; Kevin Gilliland; Nick Beal

Subject: Fwd: Panorama

FYI

Begin forwarded message:

From: "Paul Hook" <
Date: 11 July 2013 15:40:29 BST
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ubject: FW: Panorama

Hi both — Matt has been contacted by a producer at BBC Panorama (contact details below),
which is considering running a programme on the Horizon / Justice for subpostmasters
issue.

To inform their decision on whether to run with the programme or not, he’s keen to talk to
someone at the NFSP in more detail about our take on the issue, and about our experience
of Horizon more broadly.

I don't feel confident enough in my knowledge of the system to do this. Therefore, would
one of you be willing to talk to him?

I understand from Matt that he'd ideally like to talk to us today or tomorrow.

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Many thanks
Paul

From: Matt Adams I __ GRO
Sent: Thursday, July 11, :
To: Paul Hook

Subject: Panorama

Hi Paul,

The Panorama researcher is Conor Spackman on!

Thanks, Matt.

Matt Adams

Account Director

Cobb PR

Jolly House, 2 Langney Road
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www.cobbpr.com
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