Comments on: What Gordon Brown should be saying http://armchairnews.co.uk/2008/05/05/what-gordon-brown-should-be-saying/ Bullshit views on the news. Wed, 20 Aug 2008 01:25:13 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 By: Armchair http://armchairnews.co.uk/2008/05/05/what-gordon-brown-should-be-saying/#comment-37 Armchair Tue, 06 May 2008 17:08:58 +0000 http://armchairnews.co.uk/?p=150#comment-37 It is common knowledge that Brown was responsible for the merging of both HM Customs & Excise and the Inland Revenue, and ordered the sacking of thousands of staff (If you have any info on this, let me know). The effect has seen morale in the newly-created HMRC fall through the floor, leading to mistakes like this. I fear there will be more scandals coming out of that department. It is common knowledge that Brown was responsible for the merging of both HM Customs & Excise and the Inland Revenue, and ordered the sacking of thousands of staff (If you have any info on this, let me know). The effect has seen morale in the newly-created HMRC fall through the floor, leading to mistakes like this. I fear there will be more scandals coming out of that department.

]]> By: john b http://armchairnews.co.uk/2008/05/05/what-gordon-brown-should-be-saying/#comment-36 john b Tue, 06 May 2008 09:09:56 +0000 http://armchairnews.co.uk/?p=150#comment-36 "Things like this ACTUALLY do make a difference." 1) as Jeremy Clarkson proved, the only thing a crook would be able to do with this data is to set up direct debits to charities - it is impossible for a conman to use the info as lost by HMRC to enrich himself fraudulently 2) how on earth can you hold GB responsible for a decision that was made at either mid or junior level in HMRC - ie several levels below him in the chain of command? That's like saying Willie Walsh should be sacked because a BA steward spilled soup on you... [not that he should be sacked for overseeing the T5 disaster, which would be a more reasonable point] “Things like this ACTUALLY do make a difference.”

1) as Jeremy Clarkson proved, the only thing a crook would be able to do with this data is to set up direct debits to charities - it is impossible for a conman to use the info as lost by HMRC to enrich himself fraudulently

2) how on earth can you hold GB responsible for a decision that was made at either mid or junior level in HMRC - ie several levels below him in the chain of command? That’s like saying Willie Walsh should be sacked because a BA steward spilled soup on you… [not that he should be sacked for overseeing the T5 disaster, which would be a more reasonable point]

]]> By: Armchair http://armchairnews.co.uk/2008/05/05/what-gordon-brown-should-be-saying/#comment-35 Armchair Mon, 05 May 2008 18:30:48 +0000 http://armchairnews.co.uk/?p=150#comment-35 "The loss of the discs containing the personal data of benefit claimants"- what, a junior bureaucrat's cock up that's not going to make a blind bit of difference to anyone is one of the worst 11 things this government has done in 10 years?" Things like this ACTUALLY do make a difference. This (mal) administration has made too many mistakes, and if I were a rebellious Labour MP, I would put forward a motion of no confidence in Gordon Brown's leadership right now.... “The loss of the discs containing the personal data of benefit claimants”- what, a junior bureaucrat’s cock up that’s not going to make a blind bit of difference to anyone is one of the worst 11 things this government has done in 10 years?”

Things like this ACTUALLY do make a difference. This (mal) administration has made too many mistakes, and if I were a rebellious Labour MP, I would put forward a motion of no confidence in Gordon Brown’s leadership right now….

]]> By: john b http://armchairnews.co.uk/2008/05/05/what-gordon-brown-should-be-saying/#comment-34 john b Mon, 05 May 2008 11:57:06 +0000 http://armchairnews.co.uk/?p=150#comment-34 "Crime levels going through the roof" - err, no, crime has fallen. "Mortgaging the future with the use of Private Finance Initiative to guarantee the present" - if you think this is a bad thing, presumably you're renting a house until you can afford to buy one outright? "The loss of the discs containin the personal data of benefit claimants" - what, a junior bureaucrat's cock-up that's not going to make a blind bit of difference to anyone is one of the worst 11 things the government has done in 10 years? "Homelessness at an all-time high" - yeah, right. "Privatisation of the National Health Service" - last I checked, the NHS was still the most state-controlled healthcare system in the developed world, although perhaps I misssed the announcement that it was up for sale... “Crime levels going through the roof” - err, no, crime has fallen.

“Mortgaging the future with the use of Private Finance Initiative to guarantee the present” - if you think this is a bad thing, presumably you’re renting a house until you can afford to buy one outright?

“The loss of the discs containin the personal data of benefit claimants” - what, a junior bureaucrat’s cock-up that’s not going to make a blind bit of difference to anyone is one of the worst 11 things the government has done in 10 years?

“Homelessness at an all-time high” - yeah, right.

“Privatisation of the National Health Service” - last I checked, the NHS was still the most state-controlled healthcare system in the developed world, although perhaps I misssed the announcement that it was up for sale…

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