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Darling is to make an announcement at 3.30 - bit of a problem?

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    #71
    On the main HMRC website just under the link to Tax Credits, it says:

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    They will do their best not to misplace it...
    Rule #76: No excuses. Play like a champion.

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      #72
      Originally posted by Xenophon View Post
      Incompetent is an understatement. What kind of an outfit is HMRC? Clearly they are a bunch of hapless, shambling buffoons.
      When EDS took over the Inland Revenue, they laid off all the managers on day one. They then transferred all the expensive staff to different offices to get them to resign. Within 3 months almost all of the experienced staff that were TUPE'd over had gone. TUPE rules? Load of old cobblers.

      Just say "EDS" to a career civil servant and stand well back.

      The purpose of the exercise of at least 15 years has been to "now we've crushed the unions, reduce the Civil Service head count". New Labour are just the Tories in red.
      Drivelling in TPD is not a mental health issue. We're just community blogging, that's all.

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        #73
        Originally posted by TimberWolf View Post
        Doesn’t make sense. If Revenue and Customs claims it doesn't believe the records have fallen into the wrong hands, what other ways are there of interpreting ‘losing' 15 million records? EDS system with no backup?
        The MoD does it by leaving laptops on the back seat of cars. I should think HMRC do it by leaving a USB stick on the bus.
        Drivelling in TPD is not a mental health issue. We're just community blogging, that's all.

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          #74
          Is Alastair coming outta the closet?
          McCoy: "Medical men are trained in logic."
          Spock: "Trained? Judging from you, I would have guessed it was trial and error."

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            #75
            Originally posted by lilelvis2000 View Post
            Is Alastair coming outta the closet?
            Cliche mode ON

            He's so far in the closet he's in Narnia.
            Drivelling in TPD is not a mental health issue. We're just community blogging, that's all.

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              #76
              Wonder if the BBC will publish my comments on HYS?

              Details of 15m bank accounts lost - but only if you claimed child tax credit.

              The good news for fraudsters is that they're exactly the demographic of people banks are scrambling to lend money to.........you know the completely credit safe ones.

              Say they've not got confused and just lost Northern Rocks customer file have they?

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                #77
                Looks like the time is right to appeal the last calculation they sent me, then...
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                  #78
                  Originally posted by BrowneIssue View Post
                  Cliche mode ON

                  He's so far in the closet he's in Narnia.
                  Nice one. I reckon GB is in there with him.
                  McCoy: "Medical men are trained in logic."
                  Spock: "Trained? Judging from you, I would have guessed it was trial and error."

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                    #79
                    But Home Office minister Liam Byrne said: "I think that the department does a difficult job and I think it does it well - the chancellor will set out a full statement and a full account to the background of this story a little later on."
                    Reminds me of that politician character on Little Britain who has an 'unfortunate' habit of finding himself in compromising situations. He dismisses the whole thing at a press conference.
                    Rule #76: No excuses. Play like a champion.

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                      #80
                      I think we could help out over the next years with some sample 'Dear John' letters. Here's a starter.


                      Dear John,

                      I don't know quite how to tell you this, but our romance is gone.

                      I think I first knew it when things went wrong.

                      I'm sure you're man enough to see how miserable I have been

                      I'm returning your ring, but keeping the pension scheme.

                      We had some goods time, or so I think

                      But I’m, sorry I just need a change

                      I want you to know that I'll never forget our friendship.

                      So take care of your self – and I hope things don’t turn to tulip

                      Your darling Darling



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