In villages up and down the country there is a shop and Post Office combined. The money from the Post Office means that the shop is viable. People go in to use the Post Office and often buy unplanned stuff.
But more and more the Govt. is saying you cannot do that via the Post Office. At one time all pensions and benefit payments could be in person at the Post Office or straight into the bank. Now they go straight into our bank account. We can renew our car licence at the Post Office but soon it will have to be done online.
The Post Office accused Postmasters of stealing, they were taken to court and many of them lost their business, their home and their reputation. For years after they knew it was the software they did not make sure the innocent Postmasters got a pardon.
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