Post Office offer amounts to just half of my claim, says Alan Bates

Sir Alan Bates has accused the government of putting forward a "take it or leave it" offer of compensation amounting to less than half of his claim.The former subpostmaster, who has campaigned for redress for victims of the Post Office scandal, said ministers were presiding over "quasi-kangaroo courts" and altering the "goal posts" on their judgements.Writing in the Sunday Times, Sir Alan said: "Claims are, and…