Great Post Office Scandal (e-bog) af Nick Wallis
Nick Wallis (forfatter)

Great Post Office Scandal e-bog

70,23 DKK (inkl. moms 87,79 DKK)
On 23rd April 2021, the Court of Appeal quashed the convictions of 39 former Subpostmasters and ruled their prosecutions were an affront to the public conscience. They had been prosecuted by the Post Office using IT evidence from an unreliable computer system called Horizon. When the Post Office became aware that Horizon didn't work properly, it covered it up.Nick describes how a group of Subpo...
E-bog 70,23 DKK
Forfattere Nick Wallis (forfatter)
Udgivet 18 november 2021
Længde 543 sider
Genrer BT
Sprog English
Format epub
Beskyttelse LCP
ISBN 9781838439057
On 23rd April 2021, the Court of Appeal quashed the convictions of 39 former Subpostmasters and ruled their prosecutions were an affront to the public conscience. They had been prosecuted by the Post Office using IT evidence from an unreliable computer system called Horizon. When the Post Office became aware that Horizon didn't work properly, it covered it up.Nick describes how a group of Subpostmasters worked out what was going on, formed a campaign group and fought the government-owned Post Office through the courts to eventual victory.The Great Post Office Scandal has been described as "e;an extraordinary journalistic expose of a huge miscarriage of justice"e; by Ian Hislop, Editor of Private Eye Magazine. Dame Joan Bakewell says "e;Nick's narrative has the power of a great thriller as he lays bare the lies and deceit that has ruined so many lives."e;