HMRC have hit a record-breaking low, with sackings for gross misconduct now at a five-year high, as 179 tax office drones have been booted so far this year alone. A whopping 43% surge since 2020…

Gross misconduct includes bullying, intoxication, theft and gross negligence. One such model employee ended up behind bars earlier this year after abusing her position to scam £300,000 in child benefit. HMRC staff haven’t had the best track record, with 840,000 callers to the bureaucratic overlords ignored in January. Meanwhile the new-age “flexible working” has seen the pen-pushers concentrating on gaming on their PlayStations and “gardening” rather than deal with the taxpayers who keep them employed. Now it seems even the ones who make it into the office can’t seem to get the job done…