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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

Just been reading the outcome of the case....truly shocking. I really feel for all those workers who were convicted or let go, absolutely devastating.

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By *gent CoulsonMan
over a year ago

Secret hideaway in the pennines

Scandalous that it went as far as it did and ruined so many lives

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

What is the out come?

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By *gent CoulsonMan
over a year ago

Secret hideaway in the pennines

The court has ruled that all the appeals can be heard as the issue was caused by a computer error

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

39 convictions overturned....calls for a public inquiry.

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By *wisted999Man
over a year ago

North Bucks

Utterly scandalous how they treated people caught up in this.

They knew the system was buggy from the start.

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

Yeah and all those people who confessed to charges because they couldn’t explain the missing money, people who paid money out of their own pocket to make up the losses....the only evidence was the IT system and the company knew the system was faulty. Outside of the failings of the company, poor police detection, poor gov oversight...so many things would have had to be wrong to end up in this outcome.

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By *2000ManMan
over a year ago

Worthing

Working in I.T. I've seen it so many times that "bean counters" insist a system goes live while the techies say it's not been fully tested. I do hope the people are compensated for what has been a lengthy and horrible experience.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

i hope those who were convicted and sent to prison take the po to the cleaners.

i know it will never make up for the time spent inside but i'll know who to blame for the increase in stamp prices!

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By *uliaChrisCouple
over a year ago

westerham

If you want to get even angrier, look up Paula Vennells the chief executive who left with a huge payoff in 2019.

An Anglican Priest, she's made no apology, denied responsibility, and was even awarded a CBE.

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By *ookingformilfsMan
over a year ago

Derby

Panorama made a really good documentary on this a while back.

I do agree it's absolutely disgusting what happened and how the employees were treated, happy to see them get some justice.

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By *luebell888Woman
over a year ago

Glasgowish

"Just been reading the outcome of the case....truly shocking. I really feel for all those workers who were convicted or let go, absolutely devastating."

I have a family member who has been through hell because of this. Lost there home and had to move away from the village where they live.

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By *asmeenTV/TS
over a year ago

STOKE ON TRENT

Devastating

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By *ardiffCoupleNJCouple
over a year ago

Pontypridd/Rhyfelin

Andhe PO were prosecuting people from around 2000 to 2014 evn when they knew there were issues.

Someone knew what was going on. They should face negligence charges at the least, preferably perverting the course of justice & face a sumilar prison sentence.

It's no different to cases where the Police have witheld evidence that might have thrown doubt on a conviction.

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By *AABMan
over a year ago

Not far

The whole thing makes my blood boil. The PO were shredding documents that might have been used as evidence against them and the government is not minded to pursue a case against those responsible.

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By *ust RachelTV/TS
over a year ago

Horsham

One postmaster repaid the missing money as well.

They won their cases, but still won't get their jobs back though.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Just watching the 4 part series now. I'll admit to shedding tears for the people involved. Terrible, terrible

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"If you want to get even angrier, look up Paula Vennells the chief executive who left with a huge payoff in 2019.

An Anglican Priest, she's made no apology, denied responsibility, and was even awarded a CBE.

Well said Vennells should go to jail as with a few others in post office / Computer company .

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I have been following the Post Office nightmare for about 5 years .Vennells who was CEO along with the board ,& IT ,company new it was faulty. Yet lied time and time again people's lives ruined, ended up in jail ,and sadly some people took there own life .Yet still not settled.

I say Vennells and others get a prison sentence .

A big pay out Post office staff taken to court .

As this life as showen Vennells probably run of to the Priory claim ing Mental health problems.

An utterly SHIT HEAD

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By *inaTitzTV/TS
over a year ago

Titz Towers, North Notts

I followed this in Private Eye and the people at the top in the Post Office should be severely punished.

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By *oinerbillMan
over a year ago

warrington

"If you want to get even angrier, look up Paula Vennells the chief executive who left with a huge payoff in 2019.

An Anglican Priest, she's made no apology, denied responsibility, and was even awarded a CBE.

Spot on

How the hell has she not apologised or accepted responsability. The buck stops with her, she must have know there was serious faults yet she let all those innocent people get their lifes ruined. Disgraceful, no shame the #######

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By *ndycoinsMan
over a year ago

Whaley Bridge,Nr Buxton,

"If you want to get even angrier, look up Paula Vennells the chief executive who left with a huge payoff in 2019.

An Anglican Priest, she's made no apology, denied responsibility, and was even awarded a CBE.

Spot on

She should be jailed and stripped of the CBE."sir" Ed Davey needs investigating.His excuse he was misled is pathetic.He made no attempt to gather information independently and come to his own conclusion.At best he is s gullible incompetent buffoon,at worst complicit.

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By *avid 50Man
over a year ago

kendal

What happened to all the money that the postmaster has paid to correct the balance where did it go? Who has it? It must still be in the system somewhere.

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By *d59michelleTV/TS
over a year ago

walsall

"What happened to all the money that the postmaster has paid to correct the balance where did it go? Who has it? It must still be in the system somewhere."

Said on last night episode it went into the Post Office profits no idea how true it is but given the rest of the story highly likely

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