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So, it seems that privacy is a thing of the past?

Posted by Time for change PM | on Mon, 03/12/2012 - 09:01  1275  27 comments | report

Are HMRC on the right side of the law, on this one?

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/politics/9717894/Tax-hitmen-to-track-your-spending.html

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George Orwell

The Innkeeper | Mon, 03/12/2012 - 09:37

We already have something similar

ShirleyM | Mon, 03/12/2012 - 09:54
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Not a fan of HMRC, but we should give them some latitude...

frustratedwithhmrc | Mon, 03/12/2012 - 10:24
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Yes

Roland195 | Mon, 03/12/2012 - 11:33

For me HMRC have missed a

Glennzy | Mon, 03/12/2012 - 11:47

@Roland

ShirleyM | Mon, 03/12/2012 - 12:08
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If the Telegraph article is correct

nutwood | Mon, 03/12/2012 - 12:16

The only sensible reporting in the Telegraph is the sport

Chris Smail | Mon, 03/12/2012 - 12:38
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The credit checks ...

Old Greying Accountant | Mon, 03/12/2012 - 13:17
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Why not?

Roland195 | Mon, 03/12/2012 - 13:38

And Roland195's suggestion ...

Old Greying Accountant | Mon, 03/12/2012 - 13:42
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the real scandal is the way that credit agencies are operated

carnmores | Mon, 03/12/2012 - 13:52
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Interesting

wilcoskip | Mon, 03/12/2012 - 13:54

PS

carnmores | Mon, 03/12/2012 - 13:58
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A credit report could actually clear the guilty.

frustratedwithhmrc | Mon, 03/12/2012 - 14:02
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I'm with you @Roland

ShirleyM | Mon, 03/12/2012 - 14:06
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Do MP's buy their duck houses on credit?

Fish and Chips | Mon, 03/12/2012 - 14:21

HMRC have never been very good at rational self-control

frustratedwithhmrc | Mon, 03/12/2012 - 14:33
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I agree @frustrated

ShirleyM | Mon, 03/12/2012 - 14:34
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Have a look here

vince8 | Mon, 03/12/2012 - 15:50

Connect or be damned, and all that.

afairpo | Mon, 03/12/2012 - 16:03
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Wasn't that how Al Capone was sent to Alcatraz

Caber Feidh | Mon, 03/12/2012 - 16:53
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It is a good job ...

B Roberts | Mon, 03/12/2012 - 19:35

Not a lot of people know that

davidwinch | Mon, 03/12/2012 - 20:38
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what next

carnmores | Tue, 04/12/2012 - 14:10
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I might be wrong...

frustratedwithhmrc | Tue, 04/12/2012 - 14:21
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They have been doing it for years

afairpo | Wed, 05/12/2012 - 17:40
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