It is sometimes said that a good lie contains a kernel of truth. In my judgment, on many and frequent occasions, Dr Wright adhered to this proposition. I sensed there was often something in his answer which was true, but the answer as a whole was a plain lie or not an answer to the question put. There are several consequences from his use of this tactic. First, it would either be impossible to pin down every lie and/or it would take weeks to do so. Second, Dr Wright would simply invent further lies in his attempts to cover up existing lies.

I have reminded myself that just because a witness lies on one point, it does not mean that s/he is lying on other points. However, on the basis of all the evidence, I am unable to place any reliance on what Dr Wright has said unless it is self-evidently correct or is corroborated by some other piece of evidence on which I consider I can place reliance.