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Kate Dearden: New Action on Redress for Postmasters
Thousands of postmasters affected by the Horizon and Capture scandals are set to benefit from new action on redress. The Government has today announced a new package of measures to provide pathways to conclusion for existing schemes, strengthen scrutiny and fairness, and investigate pre-Horizon software.
Generous Donation from SPM Alun Lloyd Jones
Lost Chances has received a generous dontation from former subpostmaster Alun Lloyd Jones.
He, like many others, has suffered a great deal, and unbearably has endured the loss of two of his children, and supports us in his children's names.
ITV Border story about Katie
'I need her to look at us and see the pain they've caused', says daughter of former sub-postmaster.
Katie Downey, daughter of former Lake District sub-postmaster Tony Downey, has said she wants the inquiry to see the pain and the scandal has caused to the family of sub-postmasters.
Article in Japan's The Asahi Shimbun
Post office incident victims' "children's group" launched, fund to be established, contact with Fujitsu.
A London Bureau interview with Katie Downey was published on 11th April in Japan’s leading ‘liberal’ paper of record, The Asahi Shimbun.
Katie on Refreshing Podcast with Johnny Collins
Katie was a guest on Season 5, Ep. 11 of Johnny Collins' Refreshing Pod.
In her 1st ever podcast interview, Katie speaks about the Post Office/Horizon Fallout.
Adi Misra featured on Sky News
Hundreds of sub-postmasters and mistresses had their reputations ruined by allegations of theft and false accounting, with many left bankrupt or in prison, as a result of a computer system called Horizon.
Supporting the campaign is Adi Misra, whose pregnant mother Seema was wrongly imprisoned for nearly five months.
Private Eye - "Children Act"
Private Eye has published a news story about Lost Chances and Fujitsu's Paul Patterson.
Westmorland Gazette feature
THE daughter of a former Lake District subpostmaster has founded a support group for the children of victims of the Post Office Horizon scandal.
Labour Hub's Rosie Brocklehurst Coverage
So how many children of Subpostmasters were affected? We just don’t know yet. We do not know for certain even now the exact number of Subpostmasters who have been affected. We can say for certain, however, that nothing has been done by the Post Office itself to hear the voices of the children who were harmed.