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Mr Bates vs The Post Office
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 Eden Eagle  Kent 05 Jan 24 9.49pm |
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Just finished watching the ITV series and could not believe what I was seeing- a true story about The Post Office and it’s faulty IT system, Horizon, causing losses which they then blamed the sub-postmasters for leading to many being wrongly convicted, sent to prison, a number committing suicide and hundreds losing their homes and businesses. The cover up conducted by The Post Office is staggering and it seems the Government turned a blind eye. If you have not seen this then definitely worth a watch.
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Nicholas91  The Democratic Republic of Kent 05 Jan 24 10.21pm |
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Originally posted by Eden Eagle
Just finished watching the ITV series and could not believe what I was seeing- a true story about The Post Office and it’s faulty IT system, Horizon, causing losses which they then blamed the sub-postmasters for leading to many being wrongly convicted, sent to prison, a number committing suicide and hundreds losing their homes and businesses. The cover up conducted by The Post Office is staggering and it seems the Government turned a blind eye. If you have not seen this then definitely worth a watch. Honestly Eden, even with my scant knowledge/understanding it sounds too infuriating to sit through! That's where my hesitation is but the whole thing, even at the time, seemed so appalling. Sounds like the series reflects this.
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| steeleye20 Croydon 05 Jan 24 11.00pm |
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Post Office now under criminal investigation. About time too.
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| Eden Eagle Kent 06 Jan 24 7.08am |
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Paula Vennells who was CEO of the Post Office during a large part of this period was incredibly given a CBE in 2019 for services to the Post Office and to charity! Hopefully the criminal investigation will lead to some prosecutions of the senior PO management who knew the issue was with the IT system but they still continued to blame and prosecute the postmasters.
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cardiff eagle  06 Jan 24 7.59am |
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Had an ex colleague who had to drop out of university and work multiple jobs to help his family after they fell victim to this. It’s an absolute disgrace. Should also be some learning in there for us as we look towards AI for the future- systems are not infallible so we need to take proper care. Edited by cardiff eagle (06 Jan 2024 7.59am)
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| Forest Hillbilly in a hidey-hole 06 Jan 24 8.14am |
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Originally posted by Eden Eagle
Paula Vennells who was CEO of the Post Office during a large part of this period was incredibly given a CBE in 2019 for services to the Post Office and to charity! Hopefully the criminal investigation will lead to some prosecutions of the senior PO management who knew the issue was with the IT system but they still continued to blame and prosecute the postmasters. As if the situation couldn't have been worse for those innocently accused and convicted. The leadership of the Post Office was rewarded for her Stewardship with a CBE.
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| The Dolphin 06 Jan 24 8.22am |
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Originally posted by Eden Eagle
Paula Vennells who was CEO of the Post Office during a large part of this period was incredibly given a CBE in 2019 for services to the Post Office and to charity! Hopefully the criminal investigation will lead to some prosecutions of the senior PO management who knew the issue was with the IT system but they still continued to blame and prosecute the postmasters. It was Adam Crozier who was there all the way to 2010 but who has escaped a mention in the series because his next job was head of ITV and they produced this programme.
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 Hrolf The Ganger 06 Jan 24 11.55am |
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I'm keen to watch this, but last night I was too busy binge watching Michelle Keegan in Fool Me Once on NETFLIX.
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| Eden Eagle Kent 07 Jan 24 6.05pm |
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The petition to strip Vennells of her CBE is approaching 1 million. 38degrees.org
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cryrst  The garden of England 07 Jan 24 6.51pm |
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No win no fee wins again but not for a lot of these sub postmasters.
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| martin2412 Living The Dream 07 Jan 24 7.00pm |
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I watched all of this programme, and some subsequent interviews with Alan Bates and some of the postmasters affected, and it appears to be a very accurate reflection of what happened, and without inaccuracies. It's an absolute scandal the way the post office treated these people, and as far as I'm concerned senior management need to go to prison for what they have done. They not only caused and covered up what happened, but were judge, jury and executioner in the way they accused the postmasters and wrongly demanded money with menaces from them.
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| eaglesdare 07 Jan 24 9.02pm |
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Answer's on a postcard
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