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✍️ The Post Office has spent over £600m to continue using the bug-ridden Horizon IT system despite deciding to replace it over a decade ago, with the government being warned about potential problems before signing the original deal.
👉 The Post Office has spent over £600m to continue using the Horizon IT system
👉 The government was warned about potential problems with the original deal
👉 The Post Office has spent £2.5bn on contracts with Fujitsu
👉 The Post Office has attempted to build its own technology, but has faced delays and increasing costs
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Tony Blair was warned about possible problems with original deal with Fujitsu before it was signed in 1999The Post Office has paid more than £600m of public money to continue using the bug-ridden Horizon IT system despite deciding it needed to be replaced more than a decade ago.It has emerged that the government was warned about potential problems with the original £548m deal the Post Office struck with the Japanese company Fujitsu before it was signed in 1999. Continue reading...
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025/apr/25/post-office-paid-600m-to-continue-using-bug-ridden-horizon-it-system