New Year Honours Recognise Campaigners of the Post Office Horizon Scandal The 2025 New Year Honours list has acknowledged individuals who played pivotal roles in uncovering and addressing the Post Office Horizon scandal, one of the most significant miscarriages of justice in recent British history. Among the honourees are former sub-postmasters and campaigners who tirelessly […]
Spare a thought when you post your Christmas cards. The Post Office Horizon Scandal. Where are we now? It took until 2019 for the Horizon system to be found error-prone in a High Court judgement after first being exposed by Computer Weekly in 2009. More than 900 sub-postmasters were wrongly prosecuted. Up until now, 93 […]
“Mr. Jones vs The Post Office” emerged as a riveting and emotionally charged television series, captivating audiences with its compelling narrative and powerful performances. This review explores the series’ strengths, including its storytelling, character development, and thematic relevance, while also considering any potential shortcomings.
The Post Office Horizon Scandal. At a recent IAP Cafe Rendevous meeting, one of the subjects we discussed was the Post Office Horizon scandal and whistleblowing in general. The role of whistleblowing in the software development world is an increasingly prominent topic, especially within the UK’s unique legal and professional framework. This article will delve […]
Last week, I was at my local post office and had a chat with the postmaster re the Horizon system. I’ve known him for many years and it was interesting to find that they were still have issues with the Horizon system. What surprised me is that they get little or no support from the […]
Filming has begun on a 4 part drama about the Horizon scandal, that destroyed the lives of over 500 post office sub-postmasters and sub-postmistresses. A star studded cast including Toby Jones and Julie Hesmondhalgh, will take us through the persecutions of the workers and how Alan Bates a sub-postmaster stood up to the Post Office […]
In 2000 the Post Office introduced a new accounting system ‘Horizon’ to manage all its branches. Over the next few years hundreds of sub-postmasters/postmistresses were prosecuted for theft, fraud and other charges as the system identified money was missing from the accounts. Many of these people went to prison, even a pregnant woman and others […]
