In April 2021, the Court of Appeal quashed the convictions of 39 former
Subpostmasters and ruled their prosecutions were an affront to the
public conscience. They were just a few of the hundreds who had been
prosecuted by the Post Office using IT evidence from an unreliable
computer system called Horizon. When the Post Office became aware that
Horizon didn't work properly, it covered it up. The Great Post Office
Scandal is the story of how these innocent people had their lives
ruined by a once-loved national institution and how, against
overwhelming odds, they fought back to clear their names. Gripping,
heart-breaking and enlightening, The Great Post Office Scandal should be
read by everyone who wants to understand how this massive miscarriage of
justice was allowed to happen.