Post Office scandal: Why has justice taken two decades?
The News Agents
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🗓️ 10 January 2024
⏱️ 36 minutes
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Summary
The wrongly convicted Post Office victims have waited up to twenty years to have their prosecutions cancelled.
Today, in one swift sentence, the Prime Minister declared them null and void. An initial payout will be made to each of 75 thousand pounds - a drop in the ocean for many of those who've lost livelihoods, homes and jobs. But it is at least a start.
Why did the solutions suddenly come so thick and fast (I think we know).
What does it tell us about the way we consume news, scandal and corporate malpractice?
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| 0:00.0 | The Newsagents podcast is brought to you by HSBC UK, opening up a world of opportunity. |
| 0:09.3 | This is a global player original podcast. |
| 0:12.9 | Mr Speaker, this is one of the greatest miscarriages of justice in our nation's history. |
| 0:18.1 | People who worked hard to serve their communities have their lives and |
| 0:21.1 | their reputations destroyed through absolutely no fault of their own. The victims must |
| 0:26.2 | get justice and compensation. Sir Wynne's inquiry is undertaking crucial work to |
| 0:31.6 | expose what went wrong and we've paid almost 150 million pounds in compensation to |
| 0:36.6 | over 2,500 victims. |
| 0:38.7 | But today I can announce that we will introduce new primary legislation |
| 0:42.5 | to make sure that those convicted as a result of the Horizon scandal |
| 0:46.6 | are swiftly exonerated and compensated. |
| 0:51.7 | And a resounding here here from everyone in the comments for that announcement from Rishishina. |
| 0:56.2 | And the minister would later go on to say that these are exceptional measures, but these are exceptional circumstances. |
| 1:03.8 | Except what was impossible two months ago, six months ago, five years ago, is suddenly possible today, even though no material |
| 1:14.6 | fact has changed. |
| 1:16.6 | That Minister, Kevin Hollingray, was in the House of Commons just moments ago, saying |
| 1:21.6 | that before their announcement, only five people had received full and final settlements. Five people out of almost 800. So what is this |
| 1:35.2 | magical boost that has just allowed the government to get on with it? Welcome to the newsagents. |
| 1:45.1 | The news agents. It's John. It's Welcome to the Newsagents. The Newsagents. |
| 1:47.4 | It's John. |
| 1:48.2 | It's Emily. |
| 1:48.7 | It's Lewis. |
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