New: A major piece of academic work about the trauma suffered by Horizon victims is published today.
Through interviews with 26 victims, Exeter/UCL document the appalling impact of the scandal.
Suicide, violence, depression, broken marriages, homelessness - list goes on π§΅π
Sir Alan Bates tells this programme that victims of the post office scandal are still being failed by the government scheme set up to compensate them.
He says only half of the compensation claims of the original group have been settled.
He speaks to @susannareid100.
Britain's oldest victim of the post office scandal, 92 year old Betty Brown is still fighting for compensation and was in parliament yesterday urging ministers to act while there's still time.
'It's absolutely disgusting the way we've been treated.'
She tells @susannareid100 and Richard how she is 'determined to get justice.'
#PostOfficeScandal Today the @PostOffInquiry starts the 2 day hearings of oral submissions of core participants into the widest miscarriage of justice in British Legal History. Yesterday I tweeted about ending the week on good news with the story of Noel Thomas receiving full compensation from the @PostOffice
However today the inquiry started with a statement from Chair Sir Wyn Williams of yet another sad passing of a former Postmistress Mrs Margaret Boston from Brex in Rotherham. Time and time again we start these hearings with news of people passing away before those responsible have been held to account and that everyone has received the full and fair compensation they are due.
#MrBatesVsThePostOffice #MrBates #MrBatesVsPostOffice #MrBatesPBS #PostOfficeInquiry #PostOffice
@JoHamil73963257@ekbthered@JUSTICEhq@PCGPatrickGreen Some people can see when a wrong needs to be put right above all else.
Thank you for keeping on talking about it, the most important thing is to educated and open the eyes of as many people as possible to try and prevent it ever happening again.
Potentially big day in the #postofficeinquiry as Gareth Jenkins answers questions about the Seema Misra conviction. What did the lawyers want from him and did they influence/alter his evidence to the court? We shall find out.
https://t.co/b0TR0utWb8
Alan Bates is to be Knighted! Congratulations to this national hero ππππππππππππππππππππππππ https://t.co/Uhhxiz0FiU