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Archbishop says C of E failed to challenge involvement of Paula Vennells’ in church bodies in light of Horizon scandal

Exclusive: Whistleblowers say Paula Vennells agreed to move archive, which risked destroying data that could clear operators

There’s been acres of media coverage of the disgraced Paula Vennells in recent weeks – largely in relation to her activity on the board of the Post Office.

Faceless computers have replaced vengeful gods, But the rules of Greek tragedy still apply: the powerful can wreak havoc on human lives, says the Guardian’s chief culture writer, Charlotte Higgins

Foreign secretary says anyone involved in government in past two decades has ‘got to be extremely sorry’

Windrush, Grenfell, the Post Office – all reveal who gets listened to and who gets ignored

The former Post Office CEO, who gave up the honour this week following public outcry over the scandal, was nominated for the prestigious award by the Department for Business

A 1999 note highlighted concerns of subpostmasters about the Horizon system and heralded decades of ministerial failings

Despite a two-year inquiry and years of campaigning, it was the four-hour drama Mr Bates vs the Post Office that enabled the British public to pay proper attention to the unbelievable horrors of this story

Letters: Readers debate problems with computer systems, denials of wrongdoing, and note that nothing is as effective in galvanising politicians as embarrassment

Paula Vennells, former chief executive of the Post Office, has said she will hand back her CBE, following the outrage over the Horizon scandal that left hundreds of people prosecuted for crimes they didn’t commit. Craig Prescott, lecturer in law at Royal Holloway, University of London, answers this and other…