Challenge the system: Why it's time for transparency in tech

'Because when systems fail, it’s not code that suffers. It’s people'

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While the fintech wealth space is unlikely to ever need its own Mr Bates vs the Post Office, it nonetheless could learn from the experience, writes Alex Hore...

Great television has the ability to lift social and political discourse into the national conversation. Dramas like Adolescence, Toxic Town and Mr Bates vs The Post Office may tell specific stories, but their real power lies in exposing the deeper societal issues - whether it's the turbulence of growing up in a digital age, the radicalisation of young men, or the devastating consequences of institutional failure.  It's been over a year since the Post Office Horizon IT scandal dominated the headlines, which itself was 25 years after the first erroneous convictions of sub-postmasters fo...

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