The Great Post Office Cover Up reveals for the first time the full story behind the largest miscarriage of justice the nation has ever seen. Building on The Great Post Office Scandal, freelance journalist and broadcaster, Nick Wallis, uses the fresh evidence uncovered by the Inquiry and Nick's own journalism to chronicle the legal obstruction and embedded cultural attitudes that led one of the nation's most respected institutions to become a byword for corporate callousness and incompetence. Along the way, he recounts hitherto untold stories of the human cost of their actions.

The scandal sparked national outrage in 2024 when the ITV drama, Mr Bates vs The Post Office was broadcast, but we now know that was not the full story. Now with the inquiry over, The Great Post Office Cover Up stands as the definitive account of one of the darkest episodes of modern British history.  

“The definitive account of the scandal - from the journalist who pursued every twist and turn.”

-- Mishal Husain, Broadcaster

“Beautifully written. Full of heart rending detail, clarity and insight.”

-- Patrick Spence, Creative Director, ITV Studios

“Nick has come to understand the ultimately destructive management culture which pervaded the Post Office from the top down.” 

-- Tom Hedges, former Subpostmaster

“A tale brilliantly told by Nick Wallis, who has dedicated years of work to establishing what happened, why it happened and calling those responsible to account. I urge you to read it.”

-- Rev Richard Coles, Presenter

“Nick’s narrative has the power of a great thriller as he lays bare the lies and deceit that has ruined so many lives.”

-- Dame Joan Bakewell, Journalist

"we can expect to see copies of The Great Post Office Scandal within easy reach of every lawyer and reporter at the hearing."

-- Joshua Rozenberg, Legal Commentator

"the story of a long-running scandal told with empathy and compassion while deftly explaining the complex, technical issues."

-- Sam Tobin, The Law Society Gazette

"Nick Wallis has written what feels like the most important book I have ever read."

-- Paul Gilbert, LBC Wise Counsel

"the conversational style and the sense that a new revelation is just a few pages away will keep you from putting it down, and the many startling vignettes will make you exclaim in shock and horror."

-- Rónán Kennedy, Computers & Law Magazine

"Couldn't put it down. Truly astonishing."

-- Amazon Reader

"One of the books of the century."

-- Lord Arbuthnot, campaigner for subpostmasters

"If there is one new book that everyone involved in running any kind of complicated organisation and everyone in politics should read, it is The Great Post Office Scandal by Nick Wallis"

-- Stephen Bush, the i newspaper

Nick Wallis is an award-winning journalist and broadcaster. His work on the Post Office story has been published by Private Eye and broadcast on The One Show and two Panorama specials. He has written and presented the Radio 4 series - The Great Post Office Trial - and is Series Consultant on the ITV drama Mr Bates vs The Post Office