{"id":12875,"date":"2024-01-10T08:37:20","date_gmt":"2024-01-10T07:37:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2024\/01\/10\/how-the-post-offices-horizon-system-failed-a-technical-breakdown\/"},"modified":"2024-01-10T08:37:20","modified_gmt":"2024-01-10T07:37:20","slug":"how-the-post-offices-horizon-system-failed-a-technical-breakdown","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2024\/01\/10\/how-the-post-offices-horizon-system-failed-a-technical-breakdown\/","title":{"rendered":"How the Post Office\u2019s Horizon system failed: a technical breakdown"},"content":{"rendered":"

From bugs to unqualified staff, the Post Office\u2019s point-of-sale system was inadequate on many levels<\/p>\n

The Horizon IT scandal, frequently called the largest miscarriage of justice in British history, is back in the headlines thanks to a prime-time ITV dramatisation. The resulting surge of interest has led to Paula Vennells, who ran the Post Office from 2012 to 2019, agreeing to return her CBE<\/a>. But there\u2019s also a technical underside to the very human story of power run rampant.<\/p>\n

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\nFrom bugs to unqualified staff, the Post Office\u2019s point-of-sale system was inadequate on many levels
\nThe Horizon IT scandal, frequently called the largest miscarriage of justice in British history, is back in the headlines thanks to a prime-time ITV dramatisation. The resulting surge of interest has led to Paula Vennells, who ran the Post Office from 2012 to 2019, agreeing to return her CBE. But there\u2019s also a technical underside to the very human story of power run rampant. Continue reading…Technology | The Guardian<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

From bugs to unqualified staff, the Post Office\u2019s point-of-sale system was inadequate on many levels The Horizon IT scandal, frequently called the largest miscarriage of justice in British history, is back in the headlines thanks to a prime-time ITV dramatisation. The resulting surge of interest has led to Paula Vennells, who ran the Post Office …<\/p>\n

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