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horizon his bosses never told him about horizon computer problems. stephen bradshaw horizon computer problems. stephen bradshaw admitted to signing a court statement that horizon was robust but he d statement that horizon was robust but he d never written it. this from a man but he d never written it. this from a man who but he d never written it. this from a man who said he wasn t technically minded a man who said he wasn t technically minded the a man who said he wasn t technically minded. the inquiry also heard he was sent minded. the inquiry also heard he was sent a minded. the inquiry also heard he was sent a memo about a court case, how a was sent a memo about a court case, how a guilty was sent a memo about a court case, how a guilty plea to a lesser charge of fraud how a guilty plea to a lesser charge of fraud might be acceptable as long as the of fraud might be acceptable as long as the defendant said it was nothing to do as the defendant said it was not
it s been nearly 30 years since the computer problems started with the horizon it system. designed by the japanese company fujitsu, it was rolled out in post offices across the uk. our business editor simonjack looks at the company s role in this scandal and the questions that still need to be answered. the private company at the centre of this scandal is fujitsu a £20 billionjapanese company whose uk arm won in 1996 a multi million pound contract to computerise nearly 20,000 post offices. the horizon it system rolls out three years later in 1999 but within weeks, some sub postmasters report problems. post office denies any systemic issues. over the next decade, hundreds of branch managers are prosecuted, dozens convicted with many sent to prison, declaring bankruptcy, losing their homes and in some cases taking their own lives.