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    OPINION - It’s vital that culture can continue shedding important light on undersung campaigns

    by Nick Clark May 28, 2024 2 minutes
    Source: ITV Plc

    This month there have been a few reminders of the power of culture. One of the starkest has been watching former Post Office boss Paula Vennells giving evidence to the Post Office inquiry.

    Subpostmasters have been fighting for years to right the wrongs of more than 900 prosecutions because of the faulty Horizon IT system. But it was an, that supercharged the campaign and ignited the righteous anger of the whole country.

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