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Taken from the Guardian, an actual letter sent by the Inland Revenue:
Dear Mr Addison,
I am writing to you to express our thanks for your more than prompt reply to our latest communication, and also to answer some of the points you raise. I will address them, as ever, in order. Firstly, I must take issue with your description of our last as a "begging letter". It might perhaps more properly be referred to as a "tax demand". This is how we, at the Inland Revenue have always, for reasons of accuracy; traditionally referred to such documents.
Secondly, your frustration at our adding to the "endless stream of crapulent whining and panhandling vomited daily through the letterbox on to the doormat" has been noted. However, whilst I have naturally not seen the other letters to which you refer I would cautiously suggest that their being from "pauper councils, Lombardy pirate banking houses and**ant gas-mongerers" might indicate that your decision to "file them next to the toilet in case of emergencies" is at best a little ill-advised. In common with my own organisation, it is unlikely that the senders of these letters do see you as a "lackwit bumpkin
Dear Mr Addison,
I am writing to you to express our thanks for your more than prompt reply to our latest communication, and also to answer some of the points you raise. I will address them, as ever, in order. Firstly, I must take issue with your description of our last as a "begging letter". It might perhaps more properly be referred to as a "tax demand". This is how we, at the Inland Revenue have always, for reasons of accuracy; traditionally referred to such documents.
Secondly, your frustration at our adding to the "endless stream of crapulent whining and panhandling vomited daily through the letterbox on to the doormat" has been noted. However, whilst I have naturally not seen the other letters to which you refer I would cautiously suggest that their being from "pauper councils, Lombardy pirate banking houses and**ant gas-mongerers" might indicate that your decision to "file them next to the toilet in case of emergencies" is at best a little ill-advised. In common with my own organisation, it is unlikely that the senders of these letters do see you as a "lackwit bumpkin
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an "actual letter"
I seriously doubt it, when was it sent? 20 years ago? |
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thought so myself punterfleece
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letters never signed customer relations or called inland revenue
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and nor would
"please forward it by Friday" what's that about? |
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i wud doubt its genuine, but i have to ask, does it really matter?
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how you findin the new paye system??
load of $hit is what i think, some things ok but the basics take longer than cop |
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and I believe most letters are on a template
and with PACESETTER, I doubt if anyone would be allowed to send an individually written letter |
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has this offended u fleecer?
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am not with paye, but heard of the new system
am in NDU |
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me an punterfleece work for hmrc so we know its not genuine
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no not offended owl4life, just saying it's untrue
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looks genuine to me
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a total disaster, 15 years in the makin an it still doesnt do basic stuff right
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I believe it's a massive computer system, meaning it can look at all files in one computer with the new system as opposed to contacting other offices?
well it will always have teething problems used Angels and Dragons yet? |
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Not genuine, but entertaining nonetheless.
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ive had a look at it but essentially its still run and moderated by idiots who wont let you point out failings
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the moderators don't say much I know
we had a funny one about 3 years ago, but she's left now I read it almost every day, but very occasionally post |
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It is a comic piece, written in 2003 by stand-up comedian and actor Chris Addison for his Funny Money column in the Guardian.
Currently, you can enjoy his work in 'The Thick of It' on BBC2. |
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whats the moral like in your unit?? ours is rock bottom with lots of people applying for early retirement
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sorry nightwatchman
but morale is up a bit here, with NDU being turned into a regional post/ admin room(Scotland) everyone's safe and nowt to worry about but with pacesetter being brought in at the new year, that's a bit of a bugger |
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im based in bootle which is a stategic site so no danger of job loss, just seems senior management are tryin to squeeze every last drop of life out the place
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they tried to put christmas decorations up round the office the other day
i refused to have any in protest and cited religous beliefs |
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there's decorations here, but 1 complaint from an athiest, nothing happened
no muslims in our department your office was mentioned in our meeting as well as NICO, one of your offices is gonna be a regional post / admin room, but am thinking either Sefton or Bottle is Sefton based in Bottle?? |
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Bootle sorry
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sefton is bootle
im lookin to transfer out of hmrc asap maybe ukba or sis, few jobs going but surplus staff seem to be getting priority which is understandable |
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I'd like to move to ukba too! for a change
manager won't let me until i curb down on my drinking, but I think am stuck here for another 2 years before I get a chance of an option |
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are you at the Triad?
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yep stuck at the triad
really wanna move to sis, but means movin to london |
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going to London for HMRC for a stint would be cool, and would depend on how much savings you have and what you expect in your career
I have thought of "doing" London for a year and go back up, but I dunno, I do believe it's an extra 5k on top of the wages, but that is no way making the difference between my standard of living here in Scotland and living in London too expensive for me, for my kind of living |
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i know, the sis job is tavelling the world as well but only a slight pay rise
think im gonna stick it out for a while longer, one thing is certain tho, not goin back to private sector |
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That bird at the top, Cathy Wilcher is moving back to the private sector, well of course it'll be at the top, so nothing to worry about for her really
I'm thinking of staying in HMRC for the rest of my life too |
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A darts fan wouldn't have believed this was true, we are more intelligent on that particular sport section.
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not hmrc for life shirley???
civil service somewhere but im out og hmrc asap |
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hmrc for life yea
there aren't a lot of employment in the civil service unless you mean the public sector? |
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punter fleecer you work for IL correct?
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IL?
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inland revenue
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hmrc, and it was IR not IL
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as a central belt fellow scot i want some advice, should i be paying any money as a poker pro? i.e national insurance?
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