The Great Post Office Scandal: The fight to expose a multimillion pound IT disaster which put innocent people in jail
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- Synopsis
- In 1999 the British Post Office installed an unreliable computer system to track the financial transactions in its small post offices throughout England. Immediately the system began turning up large financial losses, indicating missing cash. The operators (sub-postmasters) and their employees were accused of theft. They were considered to be guilty and because they could not access the computer system which the government deemed to be perfect, they could not prove their innocence. Several were imprisoned, many lost their jobs and a couple of them committed suicide. Most suffered disgrace in their communities. They sometimes lost their homes and their finances were often in ruins. This book tells some of their stories and whether they were able to get redress. It describes in detail the operation of the British legal system and the behavior of numerous government officials. There is a BBC podcast called "The Great Post Office Trial" where you can hear some of the voices of the people presented in this book. It has 19 episodes.
- Copyright:
- 2022
Book Details
- Book Quality:
- Excellent
- Book Size:
- 562 Pages
- ISBN-13:
- 9781739099206
- Publisher:
- Bath Publishing Limited
- Date of Addition:
- 08/21/24
- Copyrighted By:
- Nick Wallis
- Adult content:
- No
- Language:
- English
- Has Image Descriptions:
- No
- Categories:
- Nonfiction, Technology, Law, Legal Issues and Ethics, Politics and Government
- Submitted By:
- Terry Gorman
- Proofread By:
- Terry Gorman
- Usage Restrictions:
- This is a copyrighted book.
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