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#badIT: The UK Post Office Scandal, with CNN's Anna Cooban
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Thousands fired from their jobs and forced into financial ruin or bankruptcy. Ostracized from their families and communities as thieves and cheats. Hundreds falsely accused, prosecuted, and sent to prison. Several died of suicide. An ordeal lasting decades. 𝘼𝙣𝙙 𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙮 𝙬𝙚𝙧𝙚 𝙖𝙡𝙡 𝙘𝙤𝙢𝙥𝙡𝙚𝙩𝙚𝙡𝙮 𝙞𝙣𝙣𝙤𝙘𝙚𝙣𝙩.
The cause? The worst #badIT story you’ll ever hear. CNN's Anna Cooban joins me on the podcast to discuss this fascinating and tragic story.
Notes:
Anna Cooban's writing on CNN: https://www.cnn.com/profiles/anna-cooban
"Mr. Bates vs. The Post Office", dramatization, available in the UK on ITV
"Mr. Bates vs. The Post Office - The Real Story", documentary, ITV, available on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T8-sJEzuPQI
Some video and screenshots from "Mr. Bates vs. The Post Office - The Real Story", ITV Studios, January 2024
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