The bigger question in the Post Office scandal is how the political parties treated the very people they claim to represent (“The Post Office’s innocent victims deserve justice”, Editorial). Subpostmasters are small-business owners who serve their communities. All three main political parties describe them as an essential part of our economy and society, yet they were ignored.
When Paula Vennells, the Post Office’s former chief executive, was honoured in 2019, the case was well under way and it was public knowledge that there had been a major miscarriage of justice. Ed Davey, the present Liberal Democrat leader, was the minister responsible at the time of the scandal but seemed to believe the version of events offered by officials. The scandal unfolded mainly under Labour administrations and trade unions were alerted.
