It’s been quite the fortnight hasn’t it? From our sofas on January 1, we listlessly raised the remote to tune in to ITV’s new drama, Mr Bates vs The Post Office. I think I’ve read about that story? we said, as we plated up our New Year’s Day Deliveroo. It’s got Toby Jones in it, I like him. You know, that bloke from the metal detector thing. OK, let’s watch that.
Fast, very fast, forward to this week, and at the time of writing the organisation’s former CEO Paula Vennels has agreed to hand back her CBE, 50 more victims of the scandal are reported to have come forward, the Metropolitan Police has announced it is investigating potential fraud offences in relation to “monies recovered from sub-postmasters as a result of prosecutions or civil actions”, and the Prime Minister has announced the fast-tracking of new primary legislation to overturn the remaining 800-odd unsafe convictions of postmasters whose lives have been ruined by what looks a lot like a pathetic exercise in spiralling corporate face-saving (lawyers pls check).
