So many lives devastated by a faulty IT system! Recommend Alan Bates for a Life Peerage!

Join the 44,600+ signatories who wish to see Alan Bates made a life peer!

 https://www.change.org/AlanBatesPeerage

"This miscarriage of justice involved wrongful prosecution of hundreds of sub-postmasters and mistresses for alleged theft and fraud, based on faulty information".

Some background information about the #PostOfficeScandal from a BBC News report, credit for this report to Michael Race and Lora Jones.

"Post Office scandal: The ordinary lives devastated by a faulty IT system - BBC News."

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-67956962

And, a "quote from Judgment (No.6) “Horizon Issues”:

"The proposition that Horizon worked as it was supposed to is an obviously flawed one. Indeed, that proposition is also inconsistent with common sense."

https://www.judiciary.uk/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/bates-v-post-office-judgment.pdf

Link to this petition: https://www.change.org/AlanBatesPeerage

Alan Bates’s determination and advocacy have played a crucial role in exposing injustices caused by the Post Office Horizon IT scandal.

Meanwhile, 'a draft report has revealed the Post Office was aware of evidence that losses could be due to errors in the Horizon IT system but still pressed ahead with the Bates v Post Office Ltd case'. Article credit: @GeoLithgow @Independent

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/post-office-alan-bates-high-court-bbc-itv-b2520409.html

Alan Bates' fight continues to resonate as a powerful example of seeking accountability and fairness in the face of adversity.

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