BlogHide Resteemskenfrost (25)in hmrc • 7 years agoSLC Were Warned About LameyAs loyal readers know, Steve Lamey (ex CIO of HMRC) has featured a few times on this site. Anyhoo, he is back in the news again following his less than happy time at the infamous Student Loans…kenfrost (25)in tax • 7 years agoHMRC To Offer Free Sidecars To The Self EmployedGuy Opperman, minister for pensions and financial inclusion, referring to HMRC's MTD plans said that the government will be able to create nudges and saving models for the self-employed. The state…kenfrost (25)in alcohol • 7 years agoScottish Nanny's Half Baked Booze Pricing PlanCommiserations to the good people of Scotland, who, from tomorrow, will have to endure Scottish Nanny's half baked minimum pricing of alcohol plan. It won't work, and all that will happen is that…kenfrost (25)in tax • 7 years agoHMRC's Lamentable Negligence Costs Taxpayers £2MA four year investigation (and subsequent court case) by HMRC into alleged £500K red diesel fraud has gone down the toilet thanks to HMRC's systemic failures. For good measure, a linked trial also…kenfrost (25)in chocolate • 7 years agoNanny Wants To Tax Chocolate In Order To Get Empirical DataIt appears that taxing sugary drinks is not as effective as Nanny told us. It is now "accepted fact" that taxing chocolate and other sweet foods would be a more effective anti-obesity strategy…kenfrost (25)in trump • 7 years agoThe Alleged Macron Trump BromanceMuch nonsense has been written by the media about the so called Macron/Trump bromance. There was of course nothing of the sort. However, Macron had I suspect briefly the ability and strength to…kenfrost (25)in obesity • 7 years agoNanny To Ban BOGOF Junk FoodSaint Jamie of Oliver has coordinated a letter to Theresa May, signed by Corbyn, Sturgeon, Cable and Lucas, that calls upon Nanny to ban buy-one-get-one-free offers on junk food, and impose strict…kenfrost (25)in robots • 7 years agoThe Robots Are Still ComingWay back in 2016 I wrote this: "As per a loyal reader, it appears that the robots are coming:kenfrost (25)in pensions • 7 years agoHMRC's Dodgy Pensions Calculator NixedHMRC is giving pension savers incorrect information which could result in them missing out on reliefs worth tens of thousands of pounds. As a result of this screw up, HMRC has been forced to take…kenfrost (25)in hmrc • 7 years ago#LycaGate - HMRC Denies Then Undenies LetterHMRC denied the #LycaGate letter: “No HMRC official would ever write such a letter. This is the United Kingdom for God’s sake, not some third world banana republic where the organs of state are in…kenfrost (25)in straws • 7 years agoNanny To Ban StrawsPlastic straws, drink stirrers and plastic-stemmed cotton buds could soon be banned from sale in England under a plan drawn up by Nanny. Theoretically, the move is aimed at protecting rivers and…kenfrost (25)in alcohol • 7 years agoLancet Lie LancedLast week I wrote: "A study, published in The Lancet, of 600,000 drinkers found that drinking five to 10 alcoholic drinks a week was likely to shorten a person's life by up to six months.kenfrost (25)in meat • 7 years agoMillennials Too Scared To Touch MeatIt has come to this, millennials are now so scared of touching meat that Sainsbury's has decided to pack chicken in a pack to pan package so that people don't have to touch the meat. It said that…kenfrost (25)in hmrc • 7 years agoHMRC Reneges On A PromiseHMRC staff at Sidlaw House in Dundee Technology Park had been told by HMRC that they would move over to the DWP to undertake Universal Credit work over the next three years. However, HMRC has…kenfrost (25)in trump • 7 years agoThis Is NOT The Dawning of The Age of Aquarius!These four men currently hold the future of the world in their hands. Tin hats everyone!kenfrost (25)in alcohol • 7 years agoNanny Hates Booze and Hates People!A study, published in The Lancet, of 600,000 drinkers found that drinking five to 10 alcoholic drinks a week was likely to shorten a person's life by up to six months. So farking what! Allegedly…kenfrost (25)in brexit • 7 years agoHMRC Thrown Off Course By BrexitHMRC is shitting itself that its Customs operations will fall apart after Brexit. In a recent letter to MPs on the Commons public accounts committee, Jon Thompson, CEO of HMRC, said he is in…kenfrost (25)in decisions • 7 years agoThe Cleft In The Buttocks of LifeThere comes a cleft in the buttocks of life when people are faced with a decision that will affect not only their lives, but the lives of others. When faced with this cleft it is essential that…kenfrost (25)in cancer • 7 years agoStreet Lights Don't Cause Cancer Nor Induce NosebleedsSadly Nanny has created such a nation of morons and simpletons, that Gateshead council has had to issue a public notice stating that street lights don't cause cancer. I dare say this notice will…kenfrost (25)in pasta • 7 years agoPasta Helps You Lose WeightDespite what Nanny and so called "experts" have been telling us over the years, it seems that pasta does not make you fat but actually helps you lose weight. For why? It doesn't bugger up your…
