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Podcast: The Shift with Sam Baker
Episode: Jo Hamilton: The Post Office scandal stole 20 years of my life
Description: This is a really special episode and one I’m honoured to be trusted with.
Because my guest today is Jo Hamilton, one of more than 700 British sub postmasters who was prosecuted between 2000 and 2014 by the Post Office.
Falsely accused of stealing £36,000 Jo was ordered to put right a wrong she hadn’t committed, forced to remortgage her house and borrow from anyone she could in order to repay money that she had never taken. But it wasn’t just money. Jo lost so much more. Her confidence, her trust, her reputation, and ultimately, she believe...