It’s a crazy story! We went to Vietnam and Cambodia on a tour 12 years ago and the guy who

organised the tour at the time ended up moving back to Liverpool and becoming a sub

postmaster. When this (the scandal) all came about, he was obviously caught up in it. Years later he got in touch with me, asking if I could write a song for the campaign. Our track, Falling

Down was being released at that time, he heard it and asked if he could use it for the

campaign. I think he actually thanked me first, thinking that I’d written it specifically for him! But it

was a full circle moment, I was more than happy for him to use the track. Honestly I think it was

the universe bringing the right people together, because it’s a powerful thing when a song

connects in that way.

Beyond our connection through our friend, no, but I feel the same as so many others do -

disgusted that no one has been held accountable, despite gross misconduct being

proven. I can't help but feel that the small people always suffer so much more, and in this instance they have fought for so long for justice that it seems ludicrous. Some of them have been to jail, lost their families and loved ones even, and no one higher up the food chain has been put to task…which I would love to see change as part of what we’re doing here.

It just seemed like the obvious thing to do, who wouldn’t want to? It was the right thing to do. No

question in my mind.

It’s been great to be part of this movement, but some of the stories are incredibly sad. It’s

important to remember that amongst all the glitz and showbiz here, these are real stories, real lives, at the core of it all. Some of the postmasters came to some of my solo shows at the end of last year and sung with me onstage. That was pretty cool . A lovely moment. Powerful.

It’s all been very hush hush in the build up. We had to keep it under our hats for so long - which

was very difficult! We got four yes’s at the audition, as you saw, and I think The Sun even picked

up on the story late January, with Simon Cowell defending the postmasters and saying he hopes

we go far and raise awareness of the injustice. Ultimately that’s all that matters. As for when we’ll

next be on…that depends how far we get on the show! Keep watching and supporting please!

Above all else I hope it will raise awareness for the postmasters, and also hopefully they will enjoy

a killer performance! They will love it I’m sure! Of course I also hope some of them get introduced to our work at Will And The People as well and maybe listen to a song or two! Music has always had the power to bring people together. 

I see it as exactly that. Bringing people together is what the role is. Music can do many things and

it’s wonderful to create something that resonates on that level with people, even better when they resonate with your music on their own level, completely theirs, and interpret it as they see fit.

For real, all the support matters! Obviously we’ll be posting lots of updates on our social media as

we go through this journey with the postmasters, so make sure to follow and share and all that

good stuff. Elsewhere, come to a live show! That's where the magic really happens. Apart from all

that, stream our music and share our songs, especially Falling Down. To have you listening

to us is the greatest gift I could ask for.

We (Will & The People) will be making a new album this year and touring with the band. I would

like to re-release this song (Falling Down) and get it to number 1, so we can raise money for the

Sub-postmasters and their families. That would be f****** cool. I just want to stick it to the man.

We have been doing this so long now and come against so many hurdles, any way of making an

impact that’s real is what we want to do. This is my life and always will be. We’re not going

anywhere - this is what we do! Just look out for Will And The People if you haven’t heard of us, and I hope you’ll come to a show soon!

Go to our website www.willandthepeople.co.uk/tour and look there. We have a tour in March, in

Europe, and lots more local shows to announce soon to so stay tuned!