The US Postal Service has long been the butt of jokes for poor service, but nothing that comes close to this. In this transatlantic episode, Caleb and Greg unpack the story of hundreds of British subpostmasters whose lives were turned upside down when they were falsely accused of stealing from the Post Office.
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Sources:
Post Office scandal explained: What the Horizon saga is all about — BBC
Secret papers reveal Post Office knew its court defence was false — BBC
British Post Office scandal — Wikipedia
Post Office Horizon scandal explained: Everything you need to know — Computer Weekly
Post Office scandal: from suicides to jail time with child killers — the heartbreaking stories of the postmasters — The Standard
A Brief History of the United States Postal Service - The Smithsonian
The History of the Post Office — Automatic Access Limited Blog
Royal Mail - Wikipedia
A short history of the Post Office — The History Press
Post office numbers — House of Commons Library
Subpostmasters get raw deal in Post Office pay structure - Apex Insights
How independent retailers can make money from Post Offices — The Grocer
How to start a post office — PDQ Funding
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