My dad was a postmaster from the early 80s until recently. And one of the things I was told was that it was at their risk - like any business, any outstanding balances had to be covered them, so for example if at the end of the week they their books were out my £100, it came out of their pocket (though it didnâ(TM)t work if there was a surplus). I remember working for him in the post office before I went to uni, and was around when Horizon was implemented. Most of the postmasters, who were in their 40s and 50s at the time, were technically illiterate but were willing to give Horizon a go because they knew it was the future. We werenâ(TM)t impacted by these errors thankfully, but many were. They lost the best part of their lives by these errors - itâ(TM)s one thing to lose money, but to live 10-15 years as a criminal must have been awful. Iâ(TM)m glad they were found innocent, but they will never get those years back. And £100k in compensation is an insult. Shame on the Post Office for taking 20 years to finalise this!