> We've heard the Chairman of the Revenue resigned > yesterday - but what about the idiot that did this in the first place? > > Has he or she been fired? None of the news > bulletins I've heard have mentioned this. > > I know that in the Civil Service you don't > usually get fired for incompetence - just moved > to another department to repeat your stupidity in > some other way and eventually draw an indexed > linked pension at the taxpayers expense - but > surely this is so serious that a termination of > employment with no hope of reinstatement in > government employment EVER is the only way we - > the public - can be assured it really is being > taken seriously? In Private Enterprise I doubt > the Unions would even attempt to mount a case for > wrongful dismissal in such an instance as there > really is no defence - the individual apparently > blatantly ignored procedures with devastating results. > > Another thought going through my mind - > apparently the National Audit Office asked this > person for the data. Was any check made that it > really was the NAO asking? Or was it some con > artist that has now got away with the biggest > data con in history so far? And what of TNT? They > apparently transported this - what have they to say for themselves? > > Peter MacGregor >
More news http://www.theregister.co.uk/2007/11/21/hmarc_ebay_auction/ It appears that that the discs have turned up on ePray Of course, my money is on a couple of blanks with a cleverly worded description No word on any employee statuses and I doubt there will be Dan No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.503 / Virus Database: 269.16.2/1142 - Release Date: 20/11/2007 17:44 ____ • The WDVL Discussion List from WDVL.COM • ____ To Join wdvltalk, Send An Email To: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] or use the web interface http://e-newsletters.internet.com/discussionlists.html/ Send Your Posts To: wdvltalk@lists.wdvl.com To change subscription settings, add a password or view the web interface: http://intm-dl.sparklist.com/read/?forum=wdvltalk ________________ http://www.wdvl.com _______________________ You are currently subscribed to wdvltalk as: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe via postal mail, please contact us at: Jupitermedia Corp. Attn: Discussion List Management 475 Park Avenue South New York, NY 10016 Please include the email address which you have been contacted with.