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Post Mortem
Post Mortem

By Richard Brooks

27th November 2025

The Post Office Horizon IT Scandal

The first forensic account of how the Post Office, the British government and a global IT company ruined the lives of thousands of innocent people. Private Eye tells the story of the political, institutional, professional and personal failures, written in the hope that the lessons of the Post Office scandal will guard against such abuses in future. With a foreword by Sir Alan Bates.








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Private Eye Issue 1672
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Dubai influencers praise regime... Does God believe in William?... Trump to appear on US currency... Machiavelli rejects suggestion of Machiavellian behaviour... Oval Office in terrible bombing incident... Parents advised to limit scream time to one hour a day... The King of Troubles: A short story special... Eye culture pick: Little Brittin... Conspiracy update: Bob Monkhouse jokebook special... Iain Dale's Diary, as told to Craig Brown

Growing problem
Inside our broken children's care system

Flush money
Thames Water's deep pockets

Harsh speaker
Lindsay Hoyle versus the media, part 94

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