Post Office ‘beyond saving’, campaigning subpostmaster Alan Bates says

Alan Bates has said the Post Office is “beyond saving“ as an institution and company over its treatment of subpostmasters. Mr Bates made the comments as a witness in the Post Office Horizon IT Inquiry. He was the subject of a popular ITV drama about the Post Office Horizon scandal in which hundreds of subpostmasters were wrongfully convicted of fraud due to a faulty IT system. Watch more on Independent TV: Click here to subscribe to The Independent: About The Independent: Making Change Happen. The Independent is the world’s most free-thinking newsbrand, providing global news, commentary and analysis for the independently-minded. Connect with The Independent: Check out our full video catalog: Videos, daily editorial and more: Click here to get the best of The Independent daily: