tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29600742611858461.post8774293256526031593..comments2024-03-28T18:37:55.695+00:00Comments on HMRC Is Shite: No One Can Serve Two MastersKen Frosthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13568488818950912374noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29600742611858461.post-48813367052200072232016-03-03T16:55:21.942+00:002016-03-03T16:55:21.942+00:00Remember the old adage: There's no such thing ...Remember the old adage: There's no such thing as a free lunch. Unless you are Dave Hartnett.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29600742611858461.post-80762575282213549082016-03-02T20:49:12.350+00:002016-03-02T20:49:12.350+00:00In 1999 Edward Troupe commented that tax is "...In 1999 Edward Troupe commented that tax is "legalised extortion" and that seeking tax avoidance is "not immoral". Also, in response to Gordon Browns proposed general anti-avoidance rule put out a press release headed "City lawyers call on government to withdraw proposals to tackle tax avoidance".<br />For a broader resume' of Troupe ideals see Private Eye issue 1413 p.38 Tax Avoidance Troup Movements. Quite enlightening background by Eye.<br /><br />An earlier page of the same edition P.38 entitled HSBC Bonus Balls is also enlightening eith regard to that stalwart of Knotty Ash comedy - Hartnett.<br /><br />I will leave it to Ken to dissect the articles for any use?<br /><br />All hail the Eye, aye?!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29600742611858461.post-87359753678602015322016-03-02T09:48:08.768+00:002016-03-02T09:48:08.768+00:00Could not be trusted to run an alcholic social gat...Could not be trusted to run an alcholic social gathering in a place where beer is made ;)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29600742611858461.post-80496970879915699172016-03-01T20:38:23.759+00:002016-03-01T20:38:23.759+00:00I was old style Customs, and I wouldn't trust ...I was old style Customs, and I wouldn't trust this lot to direct an Ealing Comedy let alone HMRC.<br />The earlier reference to village idiots is spot on, having any of this lot as Directors is definately depriving the relevant village of its idiot, in fact, the only reason to follow one of the idiots would be out of idel curiosity.<br />The earlier reference to the bullying antics of management has been repeated and ignored for far too long.<br />Someone needs to wake up.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29600742611858461.post-64135062037855226382016-03-01T19:18:46.136+00:002016-03-01T19:18:46.136+00:00I am old Inland Revenue, then HMRC and I remember ...I am old Inland Revenue, then HMRC and I remember "directors" being introduced. Same thing now is happening at Academy Schools. Problem is once someone gets label director they think they don't have to work anymore.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29600742611858461.post-51295494553241087522016-03-01T16:30:05.669+00:002016-03-01T16:30:05.669+00:00On the subject of 'HMRC is a complex beast'...On the subject of 'HMRC is a complex beast', if you want to shock yourself, take a look at the organisation chart on the gov.uk website. HMRC has how many people at Director level and above?? Why is it that as the department supposedly shrinks, there are more and more senior managers?<br />Looks like there are eighty or so villages currently minus their idiot.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29600742611858461.post-16235252689717266452016-03-01T13:46:50.213+00:002016-03-01T13:46:50.213+00:00Ah yes, the glory days of Mike Clasper and his Vis...Ah yes, the glory days of Mike Clasper and his Vision and the Way. What a load of rubbish. Such a pity that he went on to pastures new. Edward Troup and Jon Thompson, regardless of which of them is in charge, should come and sort out the managers they have working at HMRC. Some of them need a reality check. When you have managers telling their staff to their faces that they are 'minions' and bragging that they have sacked staff and are happy to sack more, just how does that motivate staff? There's the attitude right there that is destroying HMRC and making it such a terrible place to work. Such a breathtaking lack of respect for the staff. It won't matter who is in charge. If the managers (and above) continue to alienate staff and make working conditions bad for them, they'll continue to have a workforce that won't want to go the extra mile for them and won't care about their jobs any more. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29600742611858461.post-56710678011766029002016-03-01T13:28:00.935+00:002016-03-01T13:28:00.935+00:00Ah, Mike Clasper. Now that's a name I'd co...Ah, Mike Clasper. Now that's a name I'd could've gone without hearing again for the rest of eternity. What a total waste of space, time and (lots of) money. Talked a good game until there was a hint that he might have to actually DO something and then promptly mastered the art of invisibility (unfortunately not at the time he picked up his wages) before heading off to the next round of lucrative directorships. I wonder if there's anybody in HMRC who can recall a single meaningful thing he achieved in nearly five years?<br />Re-reading the old Clasper articles on this site does provide plenty of laughs though.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29600742611858461.post-78070616385475936832016-03-01T13:20:01.526+00:002016-03-01T13:20:01.526+00:00Divide and Conquer?
In computer science, divide an...Divide and Conquer?<br />In computer science, divide and conquer (D&C) is an algorithm design paradigm based on multi-branched recursion. A divide and conquer algorithm works by recursively breaking down a problem into two or more sub-problems of the same (or related) type (divide), until these become simple enough to be solved directly (conquer). The solutions to the sub-problems are then combined to give a solution to the original problem. (Wiki)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29600742611858461.post-65350692818526751282016-03-01T11:48:00.962+00:002016-03-01T11:48:00.962+00:00That should be Lesley Strathie, of course.That should be Lesley Strathie, of course.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29600742611858461.post-78733739569430922182016-03-01T11:19:28.882+00:002016-03-01T11:19:28.882+00:00It's not the first time this situation has occ...It's not the first time this situation has occurred. Remember the good old days of Leslie Strathie as Chief Exec, with red-and-white-striped windbag Mike Clasper as 'Chairman'? What could possibly go wrong?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com