[WaydayTew]

Its immature in a Forum where we discuss things in the manner of adults, its hard to even listen to your points when you have childish names for people

.... you mean like Zippy the Chimp, Front Porch, Capn Birdseye, Meerkat, Investordude, Lofter, to name but a few ......
Loosen up and chill out alonzo, theres a good fellow, there are far more important issues to discuss, like this title of this particular topic.

[riverakathy]

Very well, Id have thought everyone would get used to these blunders by now, they have been happening throughout my whole life in the Uk so IMO its nothing to do with the current government its just something that shouldnt happen but it does. That being said this is the biggest **** up Ive ever seen with the amount of people affected.

[7HlBQS8j]

He's a little less flashy than Tony Blair, but I don't agree he's dour. Dick Cheney - now there's a guy who is dour. Gordon Brown actually remind me of Bloomberg in a sense - he's not exactly Mr. Exciting public speaker, but I think he gets his point across and actually does well in PMQs. My only problem with him (and its not my country or my business) is I really think the British people deserve a referendum on the EU treaty.

[raskrutkaseo]

I dont know about the treaty, if we have the opt outs then whats the need?? As for him being dour, he actually seems pretty personable when you see him deal with people.

[zenihan]

Blair Brown or even Thatcher, that wouldnt stop what happened from happening.

What about saying something interesting on the topic?

[rujeltaoser]

He's a little less flashy than Tony Blair, but I don't agree he's dour.

Gordon does dour believe me, there is no-one better at it. Must be his Scottish Presbyterian upbringing plus the fact he is a control freak with very poor communication skills - his administration has been described as "Stalinist", an apt description in my view.

My only problem with him (and its not my country or my business) is I really think the British people deserve a referendum on the EU treaty.

.... as promised in the Labour manifesto, a fact Gordon seems to conveniently forget! But then again who but a fool would believe anything this government says as "the truth" is always buried under a heap of lies spin and sleaze.

[JamesTornC]

It's funny how Nick-Taylor has gone very quiet all of a sudden. I was so looking forward to saying "I TOLD YOU SO!" heh heh.

Shock horror, I have a life meaning I can't respond to your post at your convenience! Something for you to try I might suggest

As for this cock-up, its exactly that. From what has been said, regulations which were in place to stop this sort of issue were avoided/ignored and those directly involved at HMRC who sanctioned and acted upon this act should be put in front of a trial for what I consider a criminal violation of millions across the UK.

The bigger issue here is that there are far too many databases scattered across the country that allow far greater human interaction than is actually necessary. Instead one database would negate the requirement to send data across the country full-stop, and fewer people with access to the data makes it far more secure.

This whole problem reminds me of the 50mn records 'fouled up' in Japan earlier this year because of the exact same problem: too many databases with too much human interaction.