There Is So Much Injustice in This World – The Weakest Link

Het is een feit dat een keten slechts zo sterk is als de zwakste schakel.

It is a well-known fact that a chain is only as strong as its weakest link.

Niets ter wereld is gevaarlijker dan oprechte onwetendheid en bewuste domheid.

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Explore how the weakest links in society are often the victims of systemic injustice, where power dynamics and inequality create a cycle of suffering.

Introduction: The Distinction between a Systemic Failure and a Perversion of Justice
The Truth Behind 900 False Prosecutions: The Post Office Horizon Scandal

This UK CEO Prosecuted 900 Innocent People For 16 Years

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12 apr 2026 ENGLAND

For 16 years, Britain’s Post Office prosecuted 900 innocent people using a computer system that was lying. Thirteen are dead. Not a single executive has been charged.

Paula Vennells, an ordained Church of England priest, oversaw the worst miscarriage of justice in British legal history — and received a CBE for it. The King has since stripped her honour. But accountability? Zero arrests. Zero prosecutions. And Fujitsu, the company that built the broken system, still holds the government contract.

This is the Post Office Horizon scandal. The story of how an institution trusted by millions became a machine that destroyed families, stole life savings, and imprisoned the innocent — while the people responsible faced no consequences.

The Public Trust — Exposing corruption across the United Kingdom.

Subscribe to The Public Trust. Like if you believe institutions should protect citizens, not destroy them. And let us know in the comments: Should Paula Vennells face criminal charges?

Sources:
Sir Wyn Williams Public Inquiry Report Volume 1 (July 2025)
Mr Justice Fraser Judgment (December 2019)
Court of Appeal Ruling (April 2021)
Computer Weekly: Nick Wallis Investigation
Second Sight Interim Report (July 2013)
Clarke Advice (July 2013)
ITV: Mr Bates vs The Post Office (January 2024)
Post Office (Horizon System) Offences Act 2024
Metropolitan Police Operation Olympos

The Post Office Scandal’s Forgotten Victim

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26 nov 2025 The Story Podcast

Of the thirteen sub-postmasters thought to have taken their own lives because of the Post Office scandal, only two have been named publicly. Michael Mann was one of them. Our reporter has spoken to his family, former partner and ex-colleagues to tell his story for the first time.

This podcast was brought to you thanks to the support of readers of The Times and The Sunday Times. Subscribe today: http://thetimes.com/thestory

Guest: Hugo Daniel, news reporter, the Sunday Times.

Host: Manveen Rana.

Producers: Edward Drummond and Shabnam Grewal.

Read more: The forgotten postmaster ‘hounded to death’ by investigators

Further listening: The Post Office scandal: How a TV drama delivered justice

Clips: ITV, Channel 4 News, ITV News, Horizon Inquiry.

Get in touch: thestory@thetimes.com

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