when tappan has been a terrible thing _ when tappan has been a terrible thing for— when tappan has been a terrible thing for everyone involved particularly the sub—postmasters, the sub—postmistress is. it is unbelievable that it has happened and i_ unbelievable that it has happened and liust— unbelievable that it has happened and ijust wanted to say that i am sorry— and ijust wanted to say that i am sorry that — and ijust wanted to say that i am sorry that the elements of thought that occurred in my tenure at the royal— that occurred in my tenure at the royal mail, i am sorry for that. now, he was asked about his knowledge of prosecutions by the post office and he said he was aware that the post office had the power of initiating prosecutions. not all executives have actually said that. just last week, alan cook who is managing director of the post office, so intimately involved with the running of the post office said, he did not know, for many years, that the post office had that power. in terms of a key focus for the royal mail's board, allan leighton said it was also the