Nicholas Winton

The late stockbroker is lauded for rescuing 669 children by arranging Kindertransport trains that brought them to Britain before the Second World War began. His life was largely unknown until he emotionally connected with those he saved on BBC show That's Life in 1988 (left). In the new film One Life, Sir Anthony Hopkins (inset) brought Sir Nicholas' selfless efforts into greater public notice. Sir Nicholas is also known to have helped orchestrate three flights that carried children out of Nazi-occupied Czechoslovakia on the eve of war. However, details of a fourth flight have been found in Sir Nicholas' unpublished diaries.

The Manchester Guardian carried a series of advertisements from Austrian parents looking for homes in Britain for their children among the listings for houses, stamps, and musical equipment for sale in the summer of 1938. The newspaper carried 80 percent of these ads in less than five months. There were only a few lines long, and they were written in stilted English, so there was no way to discredit their desperation. One appeal read: 'Fervent prayer in profound sadness', requesting a home for a 'healthy, innovative, very musical' 13-year-old boy. A philanthropist has been begging for 'a very gifted child' as a foster. Julian Borger, a journalist, had a vague idea that his father Robert had appeared in Vienna as a result of a newspaper ad, and after his father's death, he managed to track it down. "I want a kind person who will educate my child,' the Viennese of good families said.'

The victims of the Post Office computer hack scandal will never be convicted of justice. In some cases, they have lost more than others. Years of what should have been joyful and enriched lives have been stolen. Good names have been stolen and grudgingly recovered years later. Innocent people have been held captive in jail, a crime that is impossible to get out of your mind. Marriages have been torn apart. These ill-treated people in some tragic situations have clearly lost their minds or taken their own lives. I will not participate in the simple call for the removal of the CBE from Paula Vennells, the former Chief Executive of the Post Office. I believe she should be compelled to keep it as a lifelong reminder to her and the rest of us of how justice and mercy have been stangled in this world.