Paula Vennells has not been held to account for her role in the Horizon IT scandal, her successor has suggested. Speaking at the Post Office inquiry, Nick Read appeared to take a thinly veiled swipe at Ms Vennells, claiming Post Office colleagues believed former leaders did not face consequences for their actions while in charge at the organisation. Mr Read …
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“There’s been a lot of comment about how shameful it is that it’s taken a TV drama to get people to sit up and notice this scandal. But that’s what drama was invented to do,” says Gwyneth Hughes, writer of Mr Bates vs the Post Office. The scandal has dragged on for two decades, yet one ITV drama serial has …
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