#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. ๐ผ๐ฃ๐ ๐ฉ๐๐๐ฎ ๐ฌ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐ก๐ก ๐๐ค๐ข๐ฅ๐ก๐๐ฉ๐๐ก๐ฎ ๐๐ฃ๐ฃ๐ค๐๐๐ฃ๐ฉ.
The cause? The worst #badIT story youโll 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
Chapter
1. Intro and Banter (00:00:00)
2. UK Scandal Summary and History (00:04:02)
3. Submasters and David vs. Goliath (00:07:21)
4. The Post Office Responds (00:11:16)
5. Dazed, Alone, and Ostracized (00:13:41)
6. So. Many. Bugs. (00:18:09)
7. A Hero Emerges + Fenny Compton (00:21:09)
8. The 555 and The Civil Trial (00:26:21)
9. A TV Drama Awakens The UK Public (00:29:07)
10. IT / Process Gaps - Reading the Tea Leaves (00:35:20)
11. Humanizing the Scandal (00:37:22)
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