Ooops

HM Revenue and Customs have lost computer discs holding personal information for 25 million people receiving child benefit. That would be essentially everyone in the country with children under 16. That would be me. Of course, there are many questions arising from this incredible piece of incompetence, like how did it happen for instance, and exactly what has gone missing. But for me, the real question would be, how can we trust them with the 60 million records that will be generated by the id card scheme?

I'm going to write to my local MP expressing my horror and disgust at the situation.