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Working at the Post Office - life behind the counter

More than 900 subpostmasters and postmistresses were wrongly prosecuted for stealing money because of a faulty computer system. What's it like for people working there now?

It's a month since a TV drama on ITV provoked a national outcry. 鈥淢r Bates versus the Post Office鈥 got everyone talking about the Post Office staff who were falsely accused of theft, after faulty accounting software made it look as though money had gone missing.

Now - with reports of continuing problems with the Horizon computer system and an ongoing public inquiry - there are big questions about the future of what was once one of the most trusted brands in the country.

So what's life like behind the counter at the moment? In this episode of 5 Minutes On, the 大象传媒's cost of living correspondent Colletta Smith finds out, hearing from Post Office staff currently working there.

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