Flaw in the ointment

Postmasters will be cleared, but nobody will know who they are

The legislation announced yesterday by the Post Office minister Kevin Hollinrake contains an obvious and fundamental flaw. Although it will clear hundreds of people who were wrongly convicted, nobody will know who they are.

That’s fine for those who don’t want anyone to know that they were ever found guilty in the first place. But it’s a problem for peop…