At the risk of tempting fate, when was the last time an appeal saw an increase? It seems everyone makes a big deal about how 'if you appeal, the punishment could be increased for being frivolous' but I don't recall it happening that often.
All this talk of analytics, and performance data... I think some people are getting hung up on the word 'stamp'. Another argus article summarised Dermot Gallagher's appearance on SSN this morning. He said it wasn't stamp, what the panel had to decide was whether it was deliberate. Deliberately...