For a primetime TV drama, whether or not your show is a hit is usually settled by your ratings. But ITV’s Mr Bates vs The Post Office has raised the bar – by prompting the government to introduce emergency legislation aimed at quashing thousands of improper convictions that ruined the lives of sub-postmasters across the country. Before the TV drama, though, came a lot of journalistic work which in turn relied on the courage of whistleblowers. In some cases, these were people targeted by the Post Office machine, but insiders in Fujitsu and the Post Office did their part too.
So, in the spirit of celebrating whistleblowers, here are five of the best books by and about people who’ve taken on big power.
