Labour MP Kevan Jones has emphasized the urgent need for a review of arms-length bodies in the UK to prevent a recurrence of the Post Office scandal. Richard Tice highlighted the erosion of public trust in leaders and the establishment due to the scandal. Jones stressed the necessity for accountability and a change in the law to not assume 'computers are always right.' The Economist underscored the typical IT disaster of the Post Office scandal and the need for institutions to listen to human concerns. The scandal has triggered a panicked response from British politicians and calls for an urgent review of governance in arms-length bodies.
A TV drama’s graphic portrayal of a Post Office scandal that has been known about for years has triggered a panicked response from British politicians https://t.co/o33gvnS0W2 👇
🤨 MP Kevan Jones told PoliticsHome he believed there was a fundamental issue with the way arms-length bodies such as the Post Office are governed ⚠️ He has called for an "urgent" review https://t.co/8W0FAjqVw5
🖥️ Labour MP Kevan Jones, a long-time campaigner for the victims of the Post Office scandal, said the law needs to change so it is not assumed that "computers are always right" https://t.co/8W0FAjqVw5
Britain’s Post Office scandal is a typical IT disaster. Those in charge of government institutions cannot blindly rely on computers. When humans say there is a problem, they must listen https://t.co/O2jOdTJNew 👇
🔎 "We’re conning ourselves into thinking that these organisations are separate from Government... They're not, so we need accountability." 📮 MP Kevan Jones spoke to PoliticsHome about what needs to happen next to prevent future Post Office scandals https://t.co/8W0FAjqVw5
'And once again, trust from the people in the establishment is being eroded. It's being destroyed!' Richard Tice on the long-term erosion of public trust in our leaders and the establishment, as the Post Office Horizon IT scandal could be the tip of the iceberg. @TiceRichard https://t.co/vyPnwNWHjR
The whole country should be terrified by the Governments actions this week. If like me you think UK news shows need to wake the hell up RT this widely https://t.co/VLVlZaCktD
📮📝 Labour MP Kevan Jones has said that a review of arms-length bodies in the UK is urgently needed in order to prevent the Post Office scandal repeating itself https://t.co/8W0FAjqVw5