Full story: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/7103566.stmTwo computer discs holding the personal details of all families in the UK with a child under 16 have gone missing.
The Child Benefit data on them includes name, address, date of birth, National Insurance number and, where relevant, bank details of 25m people.
Chancellor Alistair Darling said there was no evidence the data had gone to criminals - but urged people to monitor bank accounts "for unusual activity".
The Conservatives described the incident as a "catastrophic" failure.
In an emergency statement to MPs, Mr Darling apologised for what he described as an "extremely serious failure on the part of HMRC to protect sensitive personal data entrusted to it in breach of its own guidelines".
MPs gasped as Mr Darling told them: "The missing information contains details of all Child Benefit recipients: records for 25 million individuals and 7.25 million families. "
The chancellor blamed mistakes by junior officials at HMRC, who he said had ignored security procedures when they sent information to the National Audit Office (NAO) for auditing.
Don't worry, I sorted out my family last time. They all voted Green
Yes because the other options are so much better (please get the huge amount of sarcasm in that sentence).
Well yes, the other 'main' parties (aka the parties that the media doesn't ignore) aren't exactly brilliant choices, but there have been far too many other problems with Labour, and no doubt more to come if they're voted for again.Originally Posted by vheogl
Yes because the other options are so much better (please get the huge amount of sarcasm in that sentence).
I will vote for who I feel will best keep the country survivable and stable thank you very much. As much as I dislike a lot of what the current government has done. I think too many people overlook the stability this country has had over the last 10 years and that this is not just down to luck. Appreciate some of what you have and stop whining about it.
This whole losing a disc scare has been completely blown out of all proportion. It's not life threatening, or even life altering. The media is just being it's usual pathetic melodramatic self.
...unless you know how extreme that devil's actions are and that there are alternatives.
I think you'll find throughout history every government that's been in power has had 'problems'. No one is perfect and no government will ever be perfect. Even the green party in power would have serious problems, actually in fact i think the green party would probably be a million times worse for this country as a whole than labour or conservative. Not that they don't do what they do well, they're just not quite ready nor equipped for complete rule.
I think you will find every party lies you're just less aware of the lies because they're not in the limelight all the time. It's the same as celebrity in a way, I like a lot of people, tell lies from time to time from the tiny little white lies to the slightly bigger, I rarely get caught because i'm not in the media spot light 24/7. If i was famous i'm sure every little lie i've ever told would come out. Just because you don't hear about them, don't assume lies aren't being told.They've lied time and time again, they've avoided answering questions (now you may say so do other parties, BUT...)... they've started closing maternity wards and even whole hospitals and have brushed off safety concerns, they've allowed judges for years to give stupidly small tarrifs for rape and child molestation, they are currently able to arrest people without charge under the Terrorism Act for a certain perios then after that period, again without charge, they can put a person under 'House Arrest' for as long as they want, they want to extend the Terrorism Act so that they can lock people up with no time limit, they want to track people with I.D. cards, they're already stifling protests (especially protests against the government)... so they can basically accuse anyone who argues with them of some trumped-up 'Terrorism' offence (it's been done before to an old man who called Jack Straw a liar), and arrest them for as long as they want, and the I.D. cards will help them track people (as well as being a waste of money concerning terrorism as they've not prevented terrorism in any other country).
You do realise that probably hundreds if not thousands of people have access to your personal details and possibly your bank details too? Yes these people are employed to have access to this information but they still have access to it. It only takes one bored bad employee to cause you a lot of bother. I think people under estimate how easy it is for someone to take their identity even going through your recycle bin would probably enable a quick thinking individual to take your identity and a fair bit of money from you.Also, the losing of the discs is not life threatening in its usual sense, but it's certainly got a high potential to be life altering, and it was very dangerous not to even use Recorded Delivery (which is cheap enough for the government to afford). If someone unscrupulous got hold of those details, they could steal another person's identity with extreme ease (it's already rather easy), take all their state benefits, apply for jobs in their name, etc etc and make things extremely difficult for the other person.
I think terrorist attacks actually started in this country probably long before any of us were born. The IRA for one brought terrorism to the forefront in this country. And i'm sure there were other groups before them that caused trouble. Terrorism only works if you let it. I don't really blame labour, Tony Blair, or even the idiot troll that is Bush for terrorism, i blame religion and people who lack understanding, tolerance and basic ethics.And when did "terrorist" attacks on the U.K. start exactly? Oh that's right, after LABOUR and Bush tried to take over Iraq. And we're currenlt on SEVERE alert level.
Well i've always been one for doing stupid things. Though just for the record I usually vote green apart from last time around when the green candidate was pretty useless and unlikeable and i voted lib dem (the only other choice). I have yet to vote labour, however if the labour candidate in this area was someone i felt was better than the rest i would not hesitate to vote labour and if Tony Blair was still in power i'd hesitate even less, i actually quite like him.Frankly, voting Labour again is one of the stupidest things a person can do.
I'll reply to the other posts when I'm feeling more awake, BUT one reason I won't support the Green Party is because they claimed, on their website, that road humps are not bad for ambulances - despite the fact anyone who drives over one knows they have to slow down or end up jolting the vehicle - either way, not good for try to put an injection in a patient or perform some emergency procedure. Seems the Greens care more about the environment than safety.Originally Posted by Jon_Veggie
I personally support the Green party, they even have a vegan MEP, Caroline LucasThey seem to be the only party that has a clear stance on abolishing vivisection for a start.
Unfortunately, I can see David Cameron winning the next General Election and the Tories getting back in power.