Louise Trayhurn

An excellent, page-turning exposé of the good, the bad and the ugly of the judicial system and the David vs. Goliath battle of the many heroic sub-postmasters when faced with the villainous corporate bullying of the Post Office investigations, enforcement and litigation divisions, Nick Wallis’ “the Great Post Office Scandal” lifts the lid on twenty plus years of the mendacious conduct which pervaded the Post Office board strategy. Nick efficiently and authentically (it is worth listening to the audio version just for the accents) purveys the real-world horrors (life, death, the mental health toll, and the enormous disparity of arms) of an unjust and antiquated government- owned institution which was mired in bureaucracy, apathy, and systemic failures righted only after years of campaigning, judicial intervention, and brilliant advocacy. The book provides an education on the functioning of both the civil and criminal legal systems in England and Wales, as well as explaining start-to-finish the role of litigation funders, barristers, journalists, small business, large business, ombudsmen, Parliamentary enquiries and government powers (and their interaction) and exemplifies the atrocities of inequity and injustice when the rule of law is abandoned. Nick has excelled in producing an easy-to-read explanation of law, government, politics, economics, power, corruption, whistleblowers, the haves and the have nots, the press, journalism, history, and, most of all, the heart-wrenching plight of some incredible individuals whose story and legacy deserves widespread acknowledgment.