Post Office scandal: Why has justice taken two decades? | The News Agents

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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