Guido has been tracking butter-fingered Civil Service departments and agencies. Some of the numbers beggar belief…
Our tax overlords over at HMRC have been losing devices at a startling rate. On average, 12 mobile phones and laptops were lost or stolen per week since April. That’s 2.41 every working day…
An increase on 2023 figures. Before the election mobile phone and laptop losses totalled 138 – afterwards the figures shot up to 227. July itself saw a surge of mobile phone losses to a whopping 77. Starmergeddon…
Significantly more devices were lost than stolen. While HMRC tries to shut down its phone lines while doggedly pursue civilians for their cash they can’t even hold onto a laptop for more than a day…
UPDATE: An HMRC spokesperson says in response:
“We take quick action to deactivate any lost or stolen devices and investigate all security incidents, taking steps to reduce future recurrences.” Hasn’t worked wonders so far…
Speaking at his speech on how to achieve “progressive capitalism” Wes Streeting fired a dig and Andy Burnham:
“Bond markets are not bond villains and fiscal rules matter.”
