Great Post Office Scandal: The fight to expose a multimillion IT disaster which put innocent people in jail

The Great Post Office Scandal is a book that recounts the story of the recent ITV drama series Mr Bates vs The Post Office, which exposes the flaws of the Horizon computer system designed by Fujitsu and the heavy-handed attempts by the Post Office to suppress subpostmasters who accused them of theft and false accounting. The book also chronicles how successive senior managers, business leaders, lawyers, civil servants, and Government ministers failed to expose the injustice or cover it up, resulting in one of the largest miscarriages of justice in UK history.

\n Format: Hardback
\n Length: 500 pages
\n Publication date: 18 November 2021
\n Publisher: Bath Publishing Ltd
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The Great Post Office Scandal is a captivating tale that unfolds behind the recent ITV drama series, Mr. Bates vs. The Post Office. This gripping narrative vividly recounts the events surrounding the allegations of theft and false accounting leveled against thousands of subpostmasters, primarily based on evidence derived from the flawed computer system developed by Fujitsu. At the forefront of this courageous fight was Alan Bates, who, along with a group of dedicated subpostmasters, took their case to the High Court. Their ultimate victory in court not only validated their claims about the software's defects but also exposed the Post Office's relentless efforts to suppress them.

The book delves into the intricate details of how successive senior managers, business leaders, lawyers, civil servants, and Government ministers, at best, failed to expose the injustice or, in some cases, actively sought to cover it up. This resulted in one of the most significant miscarriages of justice in the history of the United Kingdom. Author Nick Wallis, a seasoned journalist and broadcaster with a decade-long commitment to reporting on the scandal, served as script consultant for the ITV drama, Mr. Bates vs. The Post Office. As the public inquiry reaches its climax, with prominent figures like Paula Vennells being questioned, The Great Post Office Scandal unveils the full extent of the events and leaves readers outraged at how numerous trusted institutions allowed this saga to persist for nearly a quarter of a century, devastating the lives of countless innocent individuals.

\n Weight: 838g\n
Dimension: 165 x 241 x 52 (mm)\n
ISBN-13: 9781916302389\n \n