Post Office urged to compensate elderly man who moved abroad after losing savings in IT scandal
The couple were not aware that they may be able to claim compensation until the start of the public inquiry last month. Alan Bates, a former postmaster…
Post Office’s sorry saga shows Fujitsu shouldn’t get another penny of taxpayer cash
That sentence is quite hard to follow – perhaps deliberately so. As far as I can tell, he seems to be saying the system worked even when…
Why the Japanese company behind the Post Office scandal keeps getting taxpayer cash
Indeed, the company has bagged government contracts worth about £3.5bn while criminal prosecutions against Fujitsu staff who supported the Post Office’s warped crusade have been conspicuously absent….
We missed our flight because of a testing nightmare – but no one would take responsibility
Gill Charlton has been fighting for Telegraph readers and solving their travel problems for more than 30 years, winning refunds, righting wrongs and suggesting solutions. This week’s…
Victims of Post Office scandal to get their ‘fair share’ under new compensation scheme
Hundreds of “forgotten victims” of the Post Office IT scandal will receive payouts under a new compensation scheme, the Government has announced. The group, known as the…
Post Office scandal shows dangers of blind faith in technology, union warns
The Post Office IT scandal has exposed the dangers of blind faith in technology at a time when surveillance technologies are “creeping” into the workplace, a union…
The Post Office scandal is proof there’s nothing morally superior about the public sector
There are many evil, private corporations who would happily drive their staff to an early grave in order to boost their profits, but thank God for public…
Computer says ‘guilty’: the Post Office lost its humanity
Following a long-running legal battle, civil cases resulted in the Post Office settling with 555 claimants in December 2019. The company admitted it “got things wrong” in…
Hundreds of Post Office scandal victims yet to have wrongful convictions quashed
More than 500 postmasters are yet to come forward to have their convictions overturned and the Government should set up an independent body to support them, a…
Why radio plays a pivotal role in exposing scandal
It was World Radio Day on Sunday. Not that there was much fanfare. A fleeting mention on Broadcasting House and a documentary, about tiny community radio stations…
Victim of Post Office IT scandal scorns ‘feeble’ apology from chairman
Victims of the Post Office IT scandal have attacked the company’s chairman for his “feeble” apology to those who were wrongfully convicted of crimes they did not…
Payouts for all Post Office scandal victims ‘by end of the year’
He said that the company had made “good progress” with its offer of compensation to victims. The majority of the 72 people who have had their convictions…
Post Office value slashed to zero after postmasters scandal
The Government has written down the value of the Post Office to zero after the state-owned chain was hit by the postmasters scandal. In its annual report,…