“I am still trying to hold down a job, a day job, while I'm doing all of this. "
After twenty years, Kamran Ashraf is still seeking justice.
Wrongfully sent to prison by the Post Office, he and his family are one of 700 subpostmasters and sub postmistresses convicted on false evidence - provided by a broken computer system known as Horizon.
Three years after our original interview, we discover what happened next - was his appeal successful? And what will it take to see justice for the hundreds of people affected?
The ‘Horizon scandal’ has since been described as one of the greatest miscarriages of justice in recent British legal history. You can discover more at postofficetrial.com.
Our thanks to journalist Nick Wallis for connecting us with Siema and Kam. In the original story, we changed their names to protect their appeal for justice.
Want to support their cause? Consider writing to your MP.
Kamran Ashraf, with wife Siema Kamran
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Meanwhile, in the Zeitgeist, Ollie Peart has spent the month avoiding Ultra Processed Foods, using The Nova Scale.
Some of Ollie’s experiments with a ‘Mediterranean diet’ in Portugal. Yep.
From sausages to cornichons, Ollie takes us through the things some experts think we should remove from our diet - and reveals a few surprising omissions along the way.
But is the science all it’s cracked up to be, when compared to a liberal dash of salt on a home-cooked meal? And how much of a trend is it really? The Zeitgeist investigates.
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Elsewhere, in the Foxhole, Alix Fox conquers her very specific fear of diving near an airport - and then in our listener question of the month, advises a Mann-fan who has vestibulodynia, a condition that leads to chronic pain around the vagina. So how can she and her partner conceive a baby in the old-fashioned way?
With the help of The Vulva Pain Society, Alix discusses the fun of playing with insemination kits, and conception-friendly lubes like Conceive Plus and Pre Seed.
If you have a sex or relationship question you’d like Alix to answer, fill in the Feedback form. You can remain anonymous if you wish.
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